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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…
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- GARO (2005) as Sonshi
- Police Story (1985) as Passerby (uncredited)
- Fist of Legend (1994) as Fuimo Funakoshi
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) as Parachute Assassin
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019) Cast
- So Close (2002) as Master
- The Royal Swordsmen (2005) as 柳生但马守
- The Great Adventurer Wesley (2018) as 藤原龙太
- Shinjuku Incident (2009) as Taro Watagawa
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as Takei
- Millionaires' Express (1986) as Japanese Ninja
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) as Kato Takatora
- Eastern Condors (1987) as Vietnamese Captain
- Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) as Chikaraishis Vater
- Warriors Within (2020) as 武田寬
- God of War (2017) as Kumasawa
- Manhunt (2017) as Hideo Sakaguchi
- Heroes of the East (1978) as Takeno
- Gメン'82 (1982) Cast
- The Last Tycoon (2012) Cast
- The Seventh Curse (1986) as Captain Ho
- Golden Job (2018) as Morimoto
- The Brink (2017) as Chen Ding-Kui
- The Wrath of Vajra (2013) as Amano Kawao
- Aces Go Places II (1983) as Bull
- Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) Producer
- Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974) as Shunsuke Tsubaki
- Fist Of Hero (1999) as 横山十兵卫
- Four Riders (1972) as Lei Tai
- Conman in Tokyo (2000) as Tetsuo
- The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975) as Go Kurosaki
- BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja (2019) as Hyoe Isurugi
- GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious (2006) as Kouichi Akashi
- Carry On Hotel (1988) as Tomohara
- G-Men '75 (1975) as 草野刑事
- Bloodfight (1989) as Masahiko Kai
- Eijanaika (1981) as Hanjiro
- Iceman: The Time Traveler (2018) as Bei Tiao
- Pandora's Box (2021) as Hiroshi Kuroki
- Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong. as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)
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Most-watched Yasuaki Kurata films currently: Police Story (1985), Fist of Legend (1994), Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985), So Close (2002), Shinjuku Incident (2009).
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Selected TV credits: GARO (2005), Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019), The Royal Swordsmen (2005), The Great Adventurer Wesley (2018), Warriors Within (2020).
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