Personal Info
Known Credits
104
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1946-03-20 (79 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Also Known For
Kurata Yasuaki David Kurata Bruce Lo
Yasuaki Kurata
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Enter the Clones of Bruce
| Self
2019 --
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
| Hyoe Isurugi
2018 --
Iceman: The Time Traveler
| Bei Tiao
2018 --
Fat Buddies
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2018 --
Golden Job
| Morimoto
2017 --
The Brink
| Chen Ding-Kui
2017 --
Manhunt
| Hideo Sakaguchi
2017 --
The Empty Hands
| Akira Hirakawa
2017 --
The One
| 新右卫门大师
2017 --
God of War
| Kumasawa
2015 --
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
| Saburi
2013 --
The Wrath of Vajra
| Amano Kawao
2012 --
The Last Tycoon
|
2011 --
Sword of Blood
| Genjiro Mishima
2010 --
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
| Chikaraishis Vater
2009 --
Blood: The Last Vampire
| Kato Takatora
2009 --
Shinjuku Incident
| Taro Watagawa
2006 --
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
| Kouichi Akashi
2006 --
Legend of Seven Monks
|
2005 --
Dragon Get Angry
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2005 --
Yellow Dragon
| Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
2003 --
Anna in Kungfu-land
| Sword Shek
2002 --
Samouraïs
| Fujiwara Morio
2002 --
So Close
| Master
2001 --
Dark War
| Chang
2000 --
Conman in Tokyo
| Tetsuo
2000 --
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
|
2000 --
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
|
2000 --
Quiet Don 11
|
1996 --
Quiet Don 10
|
1996 --
Quiet Don 9
|
1996 --
Quiet Don 8
|
1995 --
Quiet Don 7
|
1994 --
Fist of Legend
| Fuimo Funakoshi
1994 --
The Fighting King
|
1993 --
Quiet Don 6
|
1993 --
Quiet Don 5
|
1992 --
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
|
1992 --
Quiet Don 4
|
1992 --
Quiet Don 3
|
1991 --
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
|
1991 --
Zodiac Killers
| Ishikawa (cameo)
1989 --
Bloodfight
| Masahiko Kai
1989 --
Above the War
| Cook
1988 --
Seven Days War
| Sakai
1988 --
Carry on Hotel
| Tomohara
1987 --
Eastern Condors
| Vietnamese Captain
1986 --
The Seventh Curse
| Captain Ho
1986 --
A Book of Heroes
| Yamashita sensei
1986 --
Millionaires' Express
| Japanese Ninja
1985 --
Police Story
| Passerby (uncredited)
1985 --
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
| Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
1985 --
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
| Parachute Assassin
1984 --
To Catch a Thief
|
1984 --
Ninja Thunderbolt
|
1983 --
Aces Go Places II
| Bull
1983 --
Kanei Command Performance
|
1983 --
Impossible Woman
|
1983 --
Crisis
| Chairman Sun Shao Hung
1983 --
Deadly Life of a Ninja
| Iga Ninja Leader
1982 --
Legend of a Fighter
| Teacher Kong Ho San
1981 --
The Legend of the Owl
|
1981 --
Seed of Evil
|
1981 --
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
| Lonely Winner
1981 --
Why Not?
| Hanjiro
1981 --
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
| Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
1980 --
The Magnificent 3
| Japanese tourist
1978 --
Heroes of the East
| Takeno
1978 --
Edge of Fury
| Mr King
1977 --
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
| Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
1977 --
V.I.P.
|
1976 --
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
| Ryuzaki Tetsuji
1976 --
Young Hero of Shaolin
|
1976 --
Dragon Princess
| Masahiko Okizaki
1975 --
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
| Go Kurosaki
1975 --
Fists for Revenge
|
1975 --
The Golden Triangle
|
1975 --
Fighting Dragon
| Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
1974 --
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
| Shunsuke Tsubaki
1974 --
The Executioner
| Karate teacher
1974 --
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
| Sakada (Chong)
1974 --
Call Me Dragon
| Panther / Leopard Head
1974 --
Fatal Strike
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1974 --
The Fists of Vengeance
| Kiro-san
1973 --
Ferocious to Ferocious
| Yamada
1973 --
Gold Snatchers
|
1973 --
The Black Panther
| Chang Hui-Feng
1973 --
The Unsubdued Furies
|
1973 --
Seven to One
| Nightclub Singer / Killer
1973 --
Win Them All
| Iron Fingers
1973 --
A Gathering of Heroes
|
1973 --
Knight Errant
| Tetsuro
1973 --
Fist of Unicorn
| Sun
1973 --
Rage of Wind
|
1973 --
Kung Fu Inferno
| Chiang Hung
1973 --
A Girl Called Tigress
| Chiau Kung
1973 --
Kung Fu Powerhouse
| Tiger
1972 --
Four Riders
| Lei Tai
1972 --
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
|
1972 --
The King of Boxers
| Tu Pien
1972 --
The Prodigal Boxer
| Iron Hand Tan
1972 --
The Angry Guest
| Katsu
1972 --
Tiger
| Tze Chiang