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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.

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

Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self

Pandora's Box
as Hiroshi Kuroki

Warriors Within
as 武田寬

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao

Fat Buddies

Golden Job
as Morimoto

The Great Adventurer Wesley
as 藤原龙太

The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui

Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi

The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa

The One
as 新右卫门大师

God of War
as Kumasawa

KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi

The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao

The Last Tycoon

Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima

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

Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora

Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa

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

Legend of Seven Monks

Dragon Get Angry

GARO
as Sonshi

The Royal Swordsmen
as 柳生但马守

Fights of Fury

Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek

Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio

So Close
as Master

Dark War
as Chang

Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2

Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia

Quiet Don 11

Fist Of Hero
as 横山十兵卫

Quiet Don 10

Quiet Don 9

Quiet Don 8

Quiet Don 7

Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi

The Fighting King

Quiet Don 6

Quiet Don 5

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

Quiet Don 4

Quiet Don 3

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)

Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
Above the War
as Cook

Seven Days War
as Sakai

Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara

Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain

The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho

A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei

Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja

Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)