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Yasuaki Kurata

1946-03-20

The 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Fist of Legend

7.491 average rating
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So Close

6.876 average rating
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

7.799 average rating
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

6.6 average rating
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Police Story

7.531 average rating
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Shinjuku Incident

6.697 average rating
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Blood: The Last Vampire

5.858 average rating
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God of War

6.1 average rating
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

6.825 average rating
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Golden Job

6.3 average rating
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Eastern Condors

7.3 average rating
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The Last Tycoon

6.4 average rating
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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

6.3 average rating
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Enter the Clones of Bruce

8.8 average rating
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Millionaires' Express

6.578 average rating
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The Seventh Curse

6.6 average rating
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Manhunt

5.6 average rating
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The Return of Sister Street Fighter

6.398 average rating
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Aces Go Places II

6.3 average rating
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The Brink

5.7 average rating