Acting
Yasuaki Kurata
Born 1946-03-20
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.
Acting
The Living Dragon
2026
Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja
2026 · Hyoe Isurugi
Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023 · Self
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja
2019 · Hyoe Isurugi
Iceman: The Time Traveler
2018 · Bei Tiao
Fat Buddies
2018
Golden Job
2018 · Morimoto
The Brink
2017 · Chen Ding-Kui
Manhunt
2017 · Hideo Sakaguchi
The Empty Hands
2017 · Akira Hirakawa
The One
2017 · 新右卫门大师
God of War
2017 · Kumasawa
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
2015 · Saburi
The Wrath of Vajra
2013 · Amano Kawao
The Last Tycoon
2012
Sword of Blood
2011 · Genjiro Mishima
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Chikaraishis Vater
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009 · Kato Takatora
Shinjuku Incident
2009 · Taro Watagawa
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
2006 · Kouichi Akashi
Legend of Seven Monks
2006 · Santoku
Dragon Get Angry
2005
Fights of Fury
2004
Anna in Kungfu-land
2003 · Sword Shek
Yellow Dragon
2003 · Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
Samouraïs
2002 · Fujiwara Morio
So Close
2002 · Master
Dark War
2001 · Chang
Conman in Tokyo
2000 · Tetsuo
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia 2
2000
Ginza Midnight Story — Utopia
2000
Quiet Don 11
2000
