Yasuaki Kurata
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
Golden Job
as Morimoto
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
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
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
Crew Credits
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Producer
Yellow Dragon
Executive Producer