Actor

Yasuaki Kurata

Acting

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Acting credits

109

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.5

Moderate attention

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Movies: 101Series: 9Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 26756

IMDb ID: nm0475602

Known for: Acting

Born: March 20, 1946

Age: 79

Place of birth: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2023

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 6.58

Wikidata: Q999296

Also known as

Kurata Yasuaki • David Kurata • Bruce Lo • یاسوآکی کوراتا

Other jobs

Producer (1)Writer (1)

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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.