
Cast
Yasuaki Kurata
Acting
Cast
Yasuaki Kurata
Known for
Acting
Born
1946-03-20
From
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Kurata Yasuaki, David Kurata , Bruce Lo
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.

Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)

Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin

Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa

Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja

The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei

Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi

So Close
as Master

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater

God of War
as Kumasawa

The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho

The Last Tycoon

Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain

Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai

Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora

The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao

Heroes of the East
as Takeno

Four Riders
as Lei Tai

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi

Golden Job
as Morimoto

Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara

The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa

Aces Go Places II
as Bull

Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo

The Angry Guest
as Katsu

The Executioner
as Kurayamada

The One
as 新右卫门大师

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki

KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi

Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng

Eijanaika
as Hanjiro

Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San

Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)

The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki

A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei

Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self

Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)

Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao

Win Them All
as Iron Fingers

Seven Days War
as Sakai

Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki

Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek

Fist of Unicorn
as Sun

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner

Quiet Don 6

The Legend of the Owl

Ninja Wars - BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi

Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio

Quiet Don 9

Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai

Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

Legend of Seven Monks

Quiet Don 3

Gold Snatchers

The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan

Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien

Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Quiet Don 11

The Fighting King

Ninja Thunderbolt

A Gathering of Heroes

Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

Quiet Don 7

Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader

The Unsubdued Furies

The Golden Triangle

Knight Errant
as Tetsuro

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji

Rage of Wind
as Taka

Young Hero of Shaolin

Dark War
as Chang

Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung

Quiet Don 5

Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger

Quiet Don 10

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

Fat Buddies

Fatal Strike

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer

Edge of Fury
as Mr King

Quiet Don 4

Dragon Get Angry

The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san

V.I.P.

Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada

A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung

Fists for Revenge

Kanei Command Performance

Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung

Quiet Don 8

The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist

Seed of Evil

Impossible Woman

Tiger
as Tze Chiang

Above the War
as Cook

To Catch a Thief
