Yasuaki Kurata

Personal Info

Birthday

March 20, 1946

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Kurata Yasuaki

David Kurata

Bruce Lo

یاسوآکی کوراتا

Yasuaki Kurata

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.

Known For

GARO

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Police Story

The Great Adventurer Wesley

Fist of Legend

Fist Of Hero

Warriors Within

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Filmography

2023
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
2019
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
2018
Iceman: The Time Traveler
as Bei Tiao
Golden Job
as Morimoto
2017
The Brink
as Chen Ding-Kui
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
The Empty Hands
as Akira Hirakawa
The One
as 新右卫门大师

God of War
as Kumasawa
2015
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
as Saburi
2013
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
2011
Sword of Blood
as Genjiro Mishima
2010
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
2009
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
2006
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi
2003
Anna in Kungfu-land
as Sword Shek
Yellow Dragon
as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
2002
Samouraïs
as Fujiwara Morio
So Close
as Master
2001
Dark War
as Chang
2000
Conman in Tokyo
as Tetsuo
1994
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
1991
Zodiac Killers
as Ishikawa (cameo)
1989
Bloodfight
as Masahiko Kai
Above the War
as Cook
1988
Seven Days War
as Sakai
Carry On Hotel
as Tomohara
1987
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
1986
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
A Book of Heroes
as Yamashita sensei
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
1985
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
1983
Aces Go Places II
as Bull
Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Iga Ninja Leader
Crisis
as Chairman Sun Shao Hung
1982
Legend of a Fighter
as Teacher Kong Ho San
1981
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
as Lonely Winner
Why Not?
as Hanjiro
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
1980
The Magnificent 3
as Japanese tourist
1978
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
Edge of Fury
as Mr King
1977
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
1976
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
as Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Dragon Princess
as Masahiko Okizaki
1975
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
as Go Kurosaki
Fighting Dragon
as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)
1974
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
as Shunsuke Tsubaki
The Executioner
as Karate teacher
Little Godfather from Hong Kong
as Sakada (Chong)
Call Me Dragon
as Panther / Leopard Head
The Fists of Vengeance
as Kiro-san
1973
Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada
Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
Win Them All
as Iron Fingers
Knight Errant
as Tetsuro
Fist of Unicorn
as Sun
Rage of Wind
as Taka
Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger
Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung
A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung
1972
Four Riders
as Lei Tai
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
as Cpt. Jai Tai
The King of Boxers
as Tu Pien
The Prodigal Boxer
as Iron Hand Tan
The Angry Guest
as Katsu
Tiger
as Tze Chiang