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.
★7.5
MOVIE1985
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1985
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
★7.5
MOVIE1994
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
★7.8
MOVIE1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
★6.9
MOVIE2002
So Close
as Master
★6.7
MOVIE2009
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
★5.3
MOVIE1973
Win Them All
as Iron Fingers
★4.0
MOVIE1973
The Unsubdued Furies
★9.0
MOVIE1975
Fists for Revenge
★7.3
MOVIE1987
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
★6.7
MOVIE1986
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
★5.9
MOVIE2009
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
★5.6
MOVIE2017
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
MOVIE1992
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
★6.8
MOVIE2010
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
MOVIE2026
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
★6.7
MOVIE1986
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
★5.9
MOVIE1989
Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
MOVIE1981
Seed of Evil
★6.3
MOVIE2017
God of War
as Kumasawa
★6.7
MOVIE1974
Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head
★6.4
MOVIE2012
The Last Tycoon
★5.5
MOVIE2013
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
★6.3
MOVIE1983
Aces Go Places II
as Bull
★7.1
MOVIE2019
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
★6.2
MOVIE2018
Golden Job
as Morimoto
★7.3
MOVIE1978
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
MOVIE2026
The Living Dragon
★6.1
MOVIE1972
Four Riders
as Lei Tai
★3.8
MOVIE1983
Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung
★4.0
MOVIE1976
Young Hero of Shaolin
★5.9
MOVIE1988
Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara
★6.4
MOVIE1975
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki
★6.3
MOVIE2000
Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo
★5.0
MOVIE2017
The One
as 新右卫门大师
★5.6
MOVIE2017
The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui
★4.5
MOVIE1973
A Gathering of Heroes
★6.4
MOVIE1974
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
★6.0
MOVIE2017
The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa
★6.3
MOVIE1988
Seven Days War
as Sakai
★5.0
MOVIE1973
Fist of Unicorn
as Sun
★6.8
MOVIE2006
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi
★6.4
MOVIE1982
Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San
MOVIE1993
My Home Yakuza
MOVIE2004
Fights of Fury
★6.5
MOVIE2018
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
★9.5
MOVIE1974
Fatal Strike
★6.8
MOVIE1986
A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei
MOVIE1993
Quiet Don 5
★7.6
MOVIE2023
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
MOVIE1994
The Fighting King
★4.7
MOVIE1991
Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki
MOVIE1992
Quiet Don 3
★4.2
MOVIE2015
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi
★6.0
MOVIE1972
The Angry Guest
as Katsu
★8.0
MOVIE1981
The Legend of the Owl
★6.2
MOVIE1972
The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien
★5.0
MOVIE1972
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai
★5.4
MOVIE2018
Fat Buddies
★6.5
MOVIE1983
Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader
★6.5
MOVIE1972
The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan
★5.3
MOVIE2003
Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek
MOVIE1996
Quiet Don 8
★5.2
MOVIE1973
Knight Errant
as Tetsuro
★6.8
MOVIE1984
Ninja Thunderbolt
MOVIE2005
Dragon Get Angry
★8.0
MOVIE1974
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)
★4.8
MOVIE2006
Legend of Seven Monks
as Santoku
★5.0
MOVIE2011
Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima
★6.2
MOVIE1981
Eijanaika
as Hanjiro
★6.6
MOVIE1974
The Executioner
as Kurayamada
★5.5
MOVIE1983
Impossible Woman
★5.5
MOVIE1973
Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung
★6.2
MOVIE1981
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner
MOVIE1996
Quiet Don 9
★5.0
MOVIE1973
Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
MOVIE1991
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
★6.8
MOVIE1978
Edge of Fury
as Mr King
MOVIE1972
Tiger
as Tze Chiang
★4.0
MOVIE2002
Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio
MOVIE1975
Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
★4.0
MOVIE1989
Above the War
as Cook
★7.8
MOVIE1973
A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung
★8.0
MOVIE1974
The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san
★6.0
MOVIE1975
The Golden Triangle
★4.8
MOVIE2003
Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
★5.5
MOVIE2001
Dark War
as Chang
★6.2
MOVIE1981
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
★6.0
MOVIE1973
Rage of Wind
as Taka
★6.8
MOVIE1973
Gold Snatchers
★7.0
MOVIE1976
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
★8.0
MOVIE1973
Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
★6.4
MOVIE1977
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
MOVIE2000
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
★4.5
MOVIE1980
The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist
★7.0
MOVIE1973
Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger
MOVIE2000
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
MOVIETBA
Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
★8.0
MOVIE1977
V.I.P.
MOVIE1996
Quiet Don 10
MOVIE2000
Quiet Don 11
MOVIE1984
To Catch a Thief
★7.0
MOVIE1973
Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada
MOVIE1992
Quiet Don 4
MOVIE1995
Quiet Don 7
MOVIE1983
Kanei Command Performance
MOVIE1993