Yasuaki Kurata
Birthday: 1946-03-20
Place of Birth: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Biography: 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 Club), teaches at a private college (the University of Creation, Art, Music & Social Work), is chief advisor to the All Japan Nunchaku League, and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong Action Star Kōyūroku. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Aces Go Places II
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Quiet Don 3
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Quiet Don 4
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Quiet Don 9
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Quiet Don 7
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Quiet Don 6
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So Close
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Fist of Unicorn
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The Angry Guest
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Dragon Princess
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Carry On Hotel
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Tiger
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Edge of Fury
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Quiet Don 11
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Quiet Don 8
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
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The Seventh Curse
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Millionaires' Express
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The Executioner
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The King of Boxers
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Zodiac Killers
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Four Riders
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Legend of Seven Monks
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A Girl Called Tigress
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Deadly Life of a Ninja
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Ninja In The Deadly Trap
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Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
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Eijanaika
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The One
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Above the War
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KIRI – Profession: Assassin
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The Magnificent 3
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Black Panther
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Police Story
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The Wrath of Vajra
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Anna in Kungfu-land
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Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
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The Unsubdued Furies
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Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
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Dark War
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Kung Fu Inferno
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The Legend of the Owl
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God of War
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The Brink
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Crisis
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Fists for Revenge
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The Golden Triangle
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Young Hero of Shaolin
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The Return of Sister Street Fighter
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Manhunt
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Dragon Get Angry
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The Empty Hands
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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
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Iceman: The Time Traveler
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Conman in Tokyo
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The Prodigal Boxer
THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens o...
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Rage of Wind
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Fat Buddies
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Golden Job
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Seven to One
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Win Them All
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Fatal Strike
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Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
Japanese gangster drama set in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo, following Haruka (Atsuko Sakur...
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Gold Snatchers
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Yellow Dragon
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The Fists of Vengeance
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Fighting Dragon
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V.I.P.
Bandit-bandit international also known as V.I.P. and The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly is an action ...
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To Catch a Thief
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Impossible Woman
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Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan s...
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Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
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