Yasuaki Kurata

Actor

Born: March 20, 1946 (age 80)
From: Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

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…

Filmography (108)

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)