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GARO2005* 7.7
G-Men '751975* NR
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi2019* 8.0
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja2026* 7.4
Police Story1985* 7.6
The Royal Swordsmen2005* 8.0
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters1985* 7.8
The Great Adventurer Wesley2018* 8.0
Fist of Legend1994* 7.5
Warriors Within2020* NR
So Close2002* 6.9
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen2010* 6.8
Fist Of Hero1999* 9.0
Shinjuku Incident2009* 6.7
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars1985* 6.5
Blood: The Last Vampire2009* 5.9
The Seventh Curse1986* 6.8
Eastern Condors1987* 7.3
God of War2017* 6.3
Millionaires' Express1986* 6.8
Fight! Dragon!1974* 6.0
The Last Tycoon2012* 6.4
Golden Job2018* 6.1
Pandora's Box2021* NR
The Brink2017* 5.7
The Wrath of Vajra2013* 5.5
Aces Go Places II1983* 6.3
Manhunt2017* 5.6
Heroes of the East1978* 7.3
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja2019* 6.5
Gメン'821982* NR
Four Riders1972* 6.1
Bloodfight1989* 5.9
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread1974* 6.4
Seven Days War1988* 6.3
Enter the Clones of Bruce2023* 7.4
The Angry Guest1972* 6.4
The Return of Sister Street Fighter1975* 6.5
The Legend of the Owl1981* 8.0
The Empty Hands2017* 6.0
Yasuaki Kurata
ActingBorn 20 Mar 1946 · age 80Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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…
Known For & Filmography
GARO2005* 7.7G-Men '751975* NRYasuragi no Toki: Michi2019* 8.0Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja2026* 7.4Police Story1985* 7.6The Royal Swordsmen2005* 8.0Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters1985* 7.8The Great Adventurer Wesley2018* 8.0Fist of Legend1994* 7.5Warriors Within2020* NRSo Close2002* 6.9Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen2010* 6.8Fist Of Hero1999* 9.0Shinjuku Incident2009* 6.7Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars1985* 6.5Blood: The Last Vampire2009* 5.9The Seventh Curse1986* 6.8Eastern Condors1987* 7.3God of War2017* 6.3Millionaires' Express1986* 6.8Fight! Dragon!1974* 6.0The Last Tycoon2012* 6.4Golden Job2018* 6.1Pandora's Box2021* NRThe Brink2017* 5.7The Wrath of Vajra2013* 5.5Aces Go Places II1983* 6.3Manhunt2017* 5.6Heroes of the East1978* 7.3BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja2019* 6.5Gメン'821982* NRFour Riders1972* 6.1Bloodfight1989* 5.9Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread1974* 6.4Seven Days War1988* 6.3Enter the Clones of Bruce2023* 7.4The Angry Guest1972* 6.4The Return of Sister Street Fighter1975* 6.5The Legend of the Owl1981* 8.0The Empty Hands2017* 6.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.