About
Yasuaki Kurata (born March 20, 1946), a.k.a David Kurata, is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies. An accomplished martial artist, he has dan ranks in karate (5th degree), judo (3rd degree), and aikido (2nd degree). He is perhaps best known for his extended battle against Jet Li in Fist of Legend and for his villainous role in So Close. He is fluent in Cantonese. Kurata's home town is Sakura-mura, Niihari District, Ibaraki (now part of Tsukuba). Having studied performing arts at Nihon University and Toei Theater School, he began to work as an actor in the late 1960s. In 1971, Kurata made his Hong Kong debut in the Shaw Brothers Studio kung-fu movie Angry Guest . Since then he has appeared in numerous other films and TV series within the genre. In addition to his work as an actor, Kurata runs the stunt agency Kurata Promotion (established 1976 under the name Kurata Action...
Known for
GAROSeries • 2005
G-Men '75Series • 1975
Yasuragi no Toki: MichiSeries • 2019
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's NinjaMovie • 2026
Fist of LegendMovie • 1994
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky StarsMovie • 1985
Police StoryMovie • 1985
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersMovie • 1985
Shinjuku IncidentMovie • 2009
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen ZhenMovie • 2010
ManhuntMovie • 2017
So CloseMovie • 2002
Blood: The Last VampireMovie • 2009
Millionaires' ExpressMovie • 1986
Eastern CondorsMovie • 1987
Origin: Spirits of the PastMovie • 2006
Aces Go Places IIMovie • 1983
BloodfightMovie • 1989
Golden JobMovie • 2018
The Seventh CurseMovie • 1986
God of WarMovie • 2017
Heroes of the EastMovie • 1978
The Last TycoonMovie • 2012
The Wrath of VajraMovie • 2013