Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Acting

Birthday

1946/03/20 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Also know as

Kurata Yasuaki, David Kurata , Bruce Lo, یاسوآکی کوراتا

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...Read more

Acting
Blood: The Last Vampire
5.9

(2009) Blood: The Last Vampire

as Kato Takatora

最佳拍檔大顯神通
6.3

(1983) Aces Go Places II

as Bull

新宿事件
6.7

(2009) Shinjuku Incident

as Taro Watagawa

静かなるドン3
0.0

(1992) Quiet Don 3

as ---

静かなるドン4
0.0

(1992) Quiet Don 4

as ---

静かなるドン5
0.0

(1993) Quiet Don 5

as ---

静かなるドン6
0.0

(1993) Quiet Don 6

as ---

静かなるドン7
0.0

(1995) Quiet Don 7

as ---

静かなるドン9
0.0

(1996) Quiet Don 9

as ---

静かなるドン10
0.0

(1996) Quiet Don 10

as ---

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
7.8

(1985) Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

as Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")

Samouraïs
3.4

(2002) Samouraïs

as Fujiwara Morio

中華丈夫
7.3

(1978) Heroes of the East

as Takeno

Bloodfight
5.8

(1989) Bloodfight

as Masahiko Kai

夕陽天使
6.8

(2002) So Close

as Master

ザ・格闘王
0.0

(1994) The Fighting King

as ---

死神の使者 DEATH MESSENGER
0.0

(1991) The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

as ---

精武風雲
6.8

(2010) Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

as Chikaraishis Vater

ぼくらの七日間戦争
6.0

(1988) Seven Days War

as Sakai

精武英雄
7.5

(1994) Fist of Legend

as Fuimo Funakoshi

霍元甲
6.3

(1982) Legend of a Fighter

as Teacher Kong Ho San

東方秃鷹
7.3

(1987) Eastern Condors

as Vietnamese Captain

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
0.0

(2000) Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

as ---

Huan le long hu bang
6.3

(1986) A Book of Heroes

as Yamashita sensei

英雄本色
4.6

(1973) Knight Errant

as Tetsuro

Hen dui hen
0.0

(1973) Ferocious to Ferocious

as Yamada

至尊神偷
7.3

(1984) Ninja Thunderbolt

as ---

死對頭
0.0

(1973) Kung Fu Powerhouse

as Tiger

麒麟掌
4.4

(1973) Fist of Unicorn

as Sun

Shen long xiao hu chuang jiang hu
7.0

(1974) Call Me Dragon

as Panther / Leopard Head

Kan'ei Gozen Shiai
0.0

(1983) Kanei Command Performance

as ---

レッド・ティアーズ
4.4

(2011) Sword of Blood

as Genjiro Mishima

Enter the Clones of Bruce
7.9

(2023) Enter the Clones of Bruce

as Self

惡客
6.1

(1972) The Angry Guest

as Katsu

香港小教父
7.0

(1974) Little Godfather from Hong Kong

as Sakada (Chong)

必殺女拳士
5.8

(1976) Dragon Princess

as Masahiko Okizaki

大上海
6.4

(2012) The Last Tycoon

as ---

轟轟戦隊ボウケンジャーTHE MOVIE 最強のプレシャス
6.5

(2006) GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

as Kouichi Akashi

金裝大酒店
4.8

(1988) Carry on Hotel

as Tomohara

0.0

(1972) Tiger

as Tze Chiang

撈家撈女撈上撈
6.2

(1978) Edge of Fury

as Mr King

静かなるドン8
0.0

(1996) Quiet Don 8

as ---

静かなるドン11
0.0

(2000) Quiet Don 11

as ---

夏日福星
6.5

(1985) Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

as Parachute Assassin

富貴列車
6.6

(1986) Millionaires' Express

as Japanese Ninja

原振俠與衛斯理
6.6

(1986) The Seventh Curse

as Captain Ho

直撃! 地獄拳
6.7

(1974) The Executioner

as Karate teacher

小拳王
5.8

(1972) The King of Boxers

as Tu Pien

A Gathering of Heroes
2.0

(1973) A Gathering of Heroes

as ---

極道追踪
4.6

(1991) Zodiac Killers

as Ishikawa (cameo)

四騎士
5.6

(1972) Four Riders

as Lei Tai

マスター・オブ・サンダー 決戦!!封魔龍虎伝
4.8

(2006) Legend of Seven Monks

as ---

6.5

(1973) A Girl Called Tigress

as Chiau Kung

亡命忍者
5.6

(1983) Deadly Life of a Ninja

as Iga Ninja Leader

术士神传
5.2

(1981) Ninja In The Deadly Trap

as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

餓虎狂龍
4.0

(1972) Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

as Cpt. Jai Tai

ええじゃないか
6.4

(1981) Why Not?

as Hanjiro

绝世高手
4.8

(2017) The One

as 新右卫门大师

4.0

(1989) Above the War

as Cook

Fang Shi Yu da po mei hua zhuang
5.5

(1977) Secret of the Shaolin Poles

as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

KIRI 「職業・殺し屋。」外伝
4.2

(2015) KIRI – Profession: Assassin

as Saburi

懲罰
4.5

(1980) The Magnificent 3

as Japanese tourist

Hei bao
4.3

(1973) Black Panther

as Chang Hui-Feng

武闘拳 猛虎激殺!
7.0

(1976) Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

as Ryuzaki Tetsuji

警察故事
7.5

(1985) Police Story

as Passerby (uncredited)

金刚王
5.6

(2013) The Wrath of Vajra

as Amano Kawao

安娜與武林
4.2

(2003) Anna in Kungfu-land

as Sword Shek

Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.
0.0

Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.

as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

4.0

(1973) The Unsubdued Furies

as ---

飛刀‧又見飛刀
5.5

(1981) Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

as Lonely Winner

暗鬥
3.0

(2001) Dark War

as Chang

Qiang Zhong Shou
4.0

(1973) Kung Fu Inferno

as Chiang Hung

貓頭鷹
7.5

(1981) The Legend of the Owl

as ---

荡寇风云
6.3

(2017) God of War

as Kumasawa

狂獸
5.7

(2017) The Brink

as Chen Ding-Kui

4.0

(1983) Crisis

as Chairman Sun Shao Hung

0.0

(1975) Fists for Revenge

as ---

金三角龍虎門
6.0

(1975) The Golden Triangle

as ---

傳奇方世玉
3.0

(1976) Young Hero of Shaolin

as ---

帰って来た女必殺拳
6.4

(1975) The Return of Sister Street Fighter

as Go Kurosaki

追捕
5.6

(2017) Manhunt

as Hideo Sakaguchi

天煞孤星
0.0

(2005) Dragon Get Angry

as ---

空手道
6.0

(2017) The Empty Hands

as Akira Hirakawa

女必殺拳 危機一発
6.3

(1974) Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

as Shunsuke Tsubaki

冰封侠:时空行者
6.6

(2018) Iceman: The Time Traveler

as Bei Tiao

中華賭俠
5.8

(2000) Conman in Tokyo

as Tetsuo

方世玉
6.1

(1972) The Prodigal Boxer

as Iron Hand Tan

Meng Hu Xia Shan
5.0

(1973) Rage of Wind

as Taka

胖子行动队
5.5

(2018) Fat Buddies

as ---

黃金兄弟
6.3

(2018) Golden Job

as Morimoto

女英雄飛車奪寶
7.0

(1973) Seven to One

as Nightclub Singer / Killer

大小通吃
4.5

(1973) Win Them All

as Iron Fingers

0.0

(1981) Seed of Evil

as ---

Liang hu e dou
10.0

(1974) Fatal Strike

as ---

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
0.0

(2000) Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

as ---

Hu quan
6.2

(1973) Gold Snatchers

as ---

黄龍 イエロードラゴン
4.8

(2003) Yellow Dragon

as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

除暴
6.0

(1974) The Fists of Vengeance

as Kiro-san

神拳飛龍
0.0

(1975) Fighting Dragon

as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Bandit-bandit international
8.0

(1977) V.I.P.

as ---

至尊神偷
0.0

(1984) To Catch a Thief

as ---

Fei yan zou bi
0.0

(1983) Impossible Woman

as ---

ブラックフォックス エイジ オブ ザ ニンジャ
6.7

(2019) Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

as Hyoe Isurugi

暴力列島 ダーティーマネージャック
0.0

(1992) Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

as ---

天目危机
0.0

(2021) Pandora's Box

as Hiroshi Kuroki

牙狼<GARO>
7.9

(2005) GARO

as Sonshi

冒險王衛斯理
8.0

(2018) The Great Adventurer Wesley

as ---

打天下‬
0.0

(2020) Warriors Within

as 武田寬

中华大丈夫
9.0

(1999) Fist Of Hero

as 横山十兵卫

やすらぎの刻〜道
8.0

(2019) Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

as ---

冒险王卫斯理之无名发
0.0

(2018) The Great Adventurer Wesley: Mind Port

as ---

打天下‬
0.0

(2020) Warriors Within

as ---

闘え!ドラゴン
4.0

(1974) Fight! Dragon!

as Dragon

Gメン'82
0.0

(1982) Gメン'82

as ---