Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

1946-03-20 Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 106 Credits

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...

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Enter the Clones of Bruce

Enter the Clones of Bruce

2023

as Self

7.9
Acting

Get ready to play a game of death… and another… and another. This wild documentary dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

Black Fox: Age of the Ninja

2019

as Hyoe Isurugi

6.7
Acting

The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan secluded from society. She soon meets Miya, a girl ...

Iceman: The Time Traveler

Iceman: The Time Traveler

2018

as Bei Tiao

6.6
Acting

The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years late...

Fat Buddies

Fat Buddies

2018

5.5
Acting

The film revolves around a pair of big-boned, bumbling cops who find themselves at the heart of a drug trafficking case. The agent "J" (Zhang Wen) was...

Golden Job

Golden Job

2018

as Morimoto

6.3
Acting

A group of former mercenaries reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refug...

The Brink

The Brink

2017

as Chen Ding-Kui

5.7
Acting

Reckless police inspector Sai Gau (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest...

Manhunt

Manhunt

2017

as Hideo Sakaguchi

5.7
Acting

Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

The Empty Hands

The Empty Hands

2017

as Akira Hirakawa

6.0
Acting

Mari Hirakawa is a woman who inherits her father's karate dojo. However, she finds out that Chan Keung, her father's former student, is also its heir ...

The One

The One

2017

as 新右卫门大师

4.8
Acting

Funny scramble of an esoteric book of cooking between a guy without feeling, a tough girl, a master out of date, a dark-minded rich man, a emotion-man...

God of War

God of War

2017

as Kumasawa

6.3
Acting

During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander...

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

KIRI – Profession: Assassin

2015

as Saburi

4.2
Acting

Kiri was trained as a professional assassin. She carries out missions given by her boss. She has Rui whom she adores like a real younger sister. Rui w...

The Wrath of Vajra

The Wrath of Vajra

2013

as Amano Kawao

5.4
Acting

In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many youn...

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

2012

6.4
Acting

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping pris...

Sword of Blood

Sword of Blood

2011

as Genjiro Mishima

4.4
Acting

A serial killer leaves behind a trail of headless bodies; the special agent assigned to the case begins to uncover the supernatural truth, as his youn...

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

2010

as Chikaraishis Vater

6.8
Acting

The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. Chen Zhen, who was presumed dead, returns to fight against the Japa...

Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

2009

as Kato Takatora

5.9
Acting

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling". Born to a human fath...

Shinjuku Incident

Shinjuku Incident

2009

as Taro Watagawa

6.7
Acting

A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious

2006

as Kouichi Akashi

6.8
Acting

A mysterious being called Muse awakens, announcing the Precious to whoever gets to her first, causing a 5-way confrontation between the Boukengers, Ga...

Origin: Spirits of the Past

Origin: Spirits of the Past

2006

Producer

6.9
Producing

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient f...

Legend of Seven Monks

Legend of Seven Monks

2006

4.8
Acting

Two of the greatest names in the world of Japanese Action Cinema are reunited in the latest film from Japan's action maestro, Kenji Tanigaki. One is "...

Dragon Get Angry

Dragon Get Angry

2005

Acting

A national feud and the philosophy of martial arts cause a conflict between two big families, one from China and one from Japan, which forced a mixed ...

Anna in Kungfu-land

Anna in Kungfu-land

2003

as Sword Shek

4.2
Acting

Anna, a martial artist competes in a tournament to honor her Shaolin father but finds herself chasing love and stardom in Hong Kong.

Yellow Dragon

Yellow Dragon

2003

as Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma

4.8
Acting

Jun (Miyamoto) is a girl who is rumored to hold the key to the antibody to an infamous evil drug her father created known as Yellow Dragon. She is for...

Yellow Dragon

Yellow Dragon

2003

Writer, Executive Producer

4.8
Writing Producing

Jun (Miyamoto) is a girl who is rumored to hold the key to the antibody to an infamous evil drug her father created known as Yellow Dragon. She is for...

Samouraïs

Samouraïs

2002

as Fujiwara Morio

3.4
Acting

An ageless Demon Warrior is magically impregnated into the womb of a Parisian Kung-Fu Master's girlfriend. But what is the Demon's relationship with a...

So Close

So Close

2002

as Master

6.9
Acting

A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high...

Dark War

Dark War

2001

as Chang

3.0
Acting

Ken Tsui, a member of an underground organization, is sent to Manila to execute a member of the Filipino government. When he succeeds, he is arrested ...

Conman in Tokyo

Conman in Tokyo

2000

as Tetsuo

5.8
Acting

Jersey is a popular gambler in Mongkok. One day, he takes a trip to Japan with her girlfriend, Nancy, they come to Chinese resaurant. Suddenly, a gang...

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

2000

Acting

In a continuation of "Utopia: Midnight Story, White Flower Bud" Haruka Ichijou follows through in her vow to become the No1 Geisha. She develops intri...

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

2000

Acting

Japanese gangster drama set in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo, following Haruka (Atsuko Sakuraba), a young geisha who is attacked by an influen...

Quiet Don 11

Quiet Don 11

2000

Acting

Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, but th...

Quiet Don 10

Quiet Don 10

1996

Acting

"I can't live for the Shinsen-gumi." Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino. What is the truth!?

Quiet Don 9

Quiet Don 9

1996

Acting

Shouldn't gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night in Tokyo!

Quiet Don 8

Quiet Don 8

1996

Acting

The 8th installment of the series that depicts the activities of the main character, Shizuya, who has two faces: an office worker who works for a wome...

Quiet Don 7

Quiet Don 7

1995

Acting

I made the same mistake again... Bullets pouring down like rain! Love for Akino running through! Shinsengumi division! Kisu-gumi plotting assassinatio...

Fist of Legend

Fist of Legend

1994

as Fuimo Funakoshi

7.5
Acting

Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hool...

The Fighting King

The Fighting King

1994

Acting

A drama filled battle that goes beyond acting unfolds!

Quiet Don 6

Quiet Don 6

1993

Acting

Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto's death, the fourth Kishu-gumi. He again asks Ryuko to accept the sake cup. What about ...

Quiet Don 5

Quiet Don 5

1993

Acting

Ken Sakamoto, the 4th generation of Kishugumi, is disbanded in mid-career, and his wife, Kumi Sakamoto, succeeds to the name of Ryuko Sakamoto, the 5t...

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack

1992

Acting

In the scorching heat of Okinawa, former lovers meet. Now, he is a gangster on a mission, she is a window trying to protect what is hers. Together, th...

Quiet Don 4

Quiet Don 4

1992

Acting

Ken Sakamoto, a member of the Kishu-gumi, who is aiming to dominate the Kansai region and conquer the whole country, has come to crush the fresh group...

Quiet Don 3

Quiet Don 3

1992

Acting

The news of Naruto's attack!! "Punching into the heavens"-Inokubi and Okita's anger has reached its peak, and it's finally time for an all-out war wit...

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER

1991

Acting

A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.

Zodiac Killers

Zodiac Killers

1991

as Ishikawa (cameo)

4.6
Acting

Hong Kong student Ben Lee becomes friends with his mainland Chinese classmate Chang Chih while studying abroad in Japan. Ben is unmotivated to study a...

Bloodfight

Bloodfight

1989

as Masahiko Kai

5.8
Acting

Master martial artist Masahiro Kai is a shadow of the champion fighter and trainer he once was. After his protégé was slain in a no-holds-barred, unde...

Above the War

1989

as Cook

4.0
Acting

Somewhere in North Vietnam, an American base is overrun by V.C. and a golden Buddha statue is stolen. The American high command won't have this and se...

Seven Days War

Seven Days War

1988

as Sakai

6.0
Acting

A community is in turmoil when junior high schoolers barricade themselves in an empty factory to protest the draconian rules of parents and teachers. ...

Carry On Hotel

Carry On Hotel

1988

as Tomohara

4.8
Acting

Mr. Lau is a seedy detective who sets up cameras to record an illicit affair. Things go awry however when a hideously glam rock band checks into Lau’s...

Eastern Condors

Eastern Condors

1987

as Vietnamese Captain

7.3
Acting

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a sec...

The Seventh Curse

The Seventh Curse

1986

as Captain Ho

6.7
Acting

When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly...

A Book of Heroes

A Book of Heroes

1986

as Yamashita sensei

6.3
Acting

In one of her first film appearances Yukari plays an undercover Japanese criminal police officer investigating the gang led by Yamashita (Yasuaki Kura...

Millionaires' Express

Millionaires' Express

1986

as Japanese Ninja

6.8
Acting

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards t...

Police Story

Police Story

1985

as Passerby (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a ...

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985

as Takei

7.8
Acting

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of Nov...

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

1985

as Parachute Assassin

6.6
Acting

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective...

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1984

Acting

Businessman Cedric Chan hires ninja Richard Ling (Yasuaki Kurata) to steal a valuable jade horse that he's insured for a large amount of money. On the...

Ninja Thunderbolt

Ninja Thunderbolt

1984

6.6
Acting

The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the...

Aces Go Places II

Aces Go Places II

1983

as Bull

6.3
Acting

An assassin called Filthy Harry is hired by a shady figure and charged with killing the heroes. The men are framed twice for different robberies by K...

Kanei Command Performance

Kanei Command Performance

1983

Acting

During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, a great martial arts tournament was held to determine whether or not Iemitsu was to remain in power or cede it to ...

Impossible Woman

Impossible Woman

1983

Acting

A female Ninja starts a war against the drug cartel she was forced to work for.

Deadly Life of a Ninja

Deadly Life of a Ninja

1983

as Iga Ninja Leader

5.6
Acting

A businessman and his sister-in-law are targeted for assassination by a band of evil ninjas and their vicious leader (Yasuaki Kurata). The ninjas are ...

Crisis

1983

as Chairman Sun Shao Hung

4.0
Acting

A family implodes after the reading of a will. They fight over the inheritance, forming and re-forming alliances, and spend most of the film searching...

Legend of a Fighter

Legend of a Fighter

1982

as Teacher Kong Ho San

6.4
Acting

This is a powerful, yet fictionalized life story of Huo Yuan Chia, a real kung fu master in Southern China who brought respect to the populace and all...

The Legend of the Owl

The Legend of the Owl

1981

7.5
Acting

A masked mastermind named The Owl holds an exclusive auction every year, selling special slaves and rare objects of art. One of the customers requests...

Seed of Evil

1981

Acting

A 1981 Hong Kong thriller from actress turned directed Kao Pao-Shu.

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

1981

as Lonely Winner

5.5
Acting

After her father, Golden Rings, is killed by the Deadly Blade, the Moon Goddess sends out invitations to all the top fighters in the region to try and...

Why Not?

Why Not?

1981

as Hanjiro

6.4
Acting

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji ...

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

Ninja In The Deadly Trap

1981

as Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader

5.2
Acting

During the Ming Dynasty, as Japanese pirates wreak havoc along the Chinese coast, laying waste to entire towns, a band of ninjas start appearing and t...

The Magnificent 3

The Magnificent 3

1980

as Japanese tourist

4.5
Acting

After getting into a brawl in a Discotech in Dominica, three strangers; a Japanese tourist (Yasuaki Kurata), a Chinese restaurant worker (Tony Poon) a...

Heroes of the East

Heroes of the East

1978

as Takeno

7.3
Acting

Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals i...

Edge of Fury

Edge of Fury

1978

as Mr King

6.2
Acting

A chauffeur is pursued by drug dealers after his boss, a convicted drug kingpin, is sentenced to death.

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

Secret of the Shaolin Poles

1977

as Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)

5.5
Acting

Legendary Chinese rebel Fong Sai Yuk (Fei Meng) takes on the Manchu dynasty in this high-octane martial arts actioner. After killing one of the govern...

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

1977

8.0
Acting

Bandit-bandit international also known as V.I.P. and The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly is an action movie starring Chan Wai Man.

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

1976

as Ryuzaki Tetsuji

7.0
Acting

Yasuaki Kurata plays a masked ring brawler who is out for revenge against an evil, megalomaniac entrepreneur played by Japan's most reliable bad guy o...

Young Hero of Shaolin

Young Hero of Shaolin

1976

3.0
Acting

This film is about Fong Sai-yu going under cover as a servant in the villain's mansion. He is a famous fighter that fights for justice. While at the m...

Dragon Princess

Dragon Princess

1976

as Masahiko Okizaki

5.8
Acting

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention...

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

The Return of Sister Street Fighter

1975

as Go Kurosaki

6.4
Acting

When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails strange...

Fists for Revenge

Fists for Revenge

1975

Acting

3 felons facing the death penalty, escape the night before they are due to be executed and plot their revenge on the people that put them there.Prepar...

The Golden Triangle

The Golden Triangle

1975

6.0
Acting

A coalition of anti-narcotics brigades from many countries make a daring attempt to halt the flow of opium and heroin from the part of Southeast Asia,...

Fighting Dragon

Fighting Dragon

1975

as Lung Yen Fei (Dragon)

Acting

Lung Yen Fei returns from Japan to investigate the cause of his teachers' death.

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

1974

as Shunsuke Tsubaki

6.4
Acting

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into t...

The Executioner

The Executioner

1974

as Karate teacher

6.6
Acting

Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuichi Koga, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura wor...

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

Little Godfather from Hong Kong

1974

as Sakada (Chong)

7.0
Acting

Bruce Liang plays a Chinese Kung Fu movie star, who during his free time carries on a one-man crusade against drug dealers. The villains trick Liang i...

Call Me Dragon

Call Me Dragon

1974

as Panther / Leopard Head

7.0
Acting

Golden Sand City is filled with brothels and casinos funded by drug lord Yim Kung Ho (evil Mr. Yem) and policed by the iron fist of his henchman Panth...

Fatal Strike

Fatal Strike

1974

10.0
Acting

Two policemen try to defeat a drug lord using the ancient art of Kung Fu.

The Fists of Vengeance

The Fists of Vengeance

1974

as Kiro-san

6.0
Acting

Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent to the scene. In an effort to hide the evil truth, th...

Ferocious to Ferocious

Ferocious to Ferocious

1973

as Yamada

Acting

Jackal Lam's gang and the police commissioner steal Tiger Wong's shipment of illegal gold. In order to avenge himself and reclaim the gold, Tiger Wong...

Gold Snatchers

Gold Snatchers

1973

6.2
Acting

Two foster brothers fight in a deadly struggle for possession of their mother's gold fortune and a beautiful young woman.

Black Panther

Black Panther

1973

as Chang Hui-Feng

4.0
Acting

Cheng Sing gets betrayed by his crime Partners and lands in Jail. After he gets out he's starting his trail of Revenge.

The Unsubdued Furies

1973

4.0
Acting

The story of a Chinese patriot who avenges his father's death, agitates Chinese tungsten miners against their Japanese masters and falls in love with ...

Seven to One

Seven to One

1973

as Nightclub Singer / Killer

7.0
Acting

In contemporary China, hip and sexy Ting, in flare polyester pants and platform shoes, seeks revenge for her father's murder, and is on the run from t...

Win Them All

Win Them All

1973

as Iron Fingers

4.5
Acting

Filial daughter seeks revenge on father's killer. She must associate with dishonest people to finance her mission.

A Gathering of Heroes

A Gathering of Heroes

1973

2.0
Acting
Knight Errant

Knight Errant

1973

as Tetsuro

4.6
Acting

Taiwan taxi driver Jimmy Wang Yu has good intentions -- he wants to pay for an operation to help his sister recover her sight -- but he's saddled with...

Fist of Unicorn

Fist of Unicorn

1973

as Sun

4.4
Acting

Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated ...

Rage of Wind

Rage of Wind

1973

as Taka

5.0
Acting

A renowned boxer and his American wife return to Japan where he must engage in a bloody battle to protect her.

Kung Fu Powerhouse

Kung Fu Powerhouse

1973

as Tiger

Acting

Chained together in a ring of mistrust and hate, the good and the bad fight in karate.

A Girl Called Tigress

1973

as Chiau Kung

6.5
Acting

Here's a foxy tale of love, pigtails and slapped faces with a spitfire heroine that fights Yasuaki Kurata and his bully gang in old china town.

Kung Fu Inferno

Kung Fu Inferno

1973

as Chiang Hung

4.0
Acting

During the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty, a mainland Chinese patriot becomes a one-man resistance force to defend a timber works against the invading Japanese...

Four Riders

Four Riders

1972

as Lei Tai

5.6
Acting

Four highly skilled fighters unite to take on a ruthless criminal gang, battling corruption, murder, and injustice in the wake of the Korean War.

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist

1972

as Cpt. Jai Tai

4.0
Acting

This martial arts film set in the 1920s pits masters from kung fu and karate styles of fighting against each other. The Japanese are planning an invas...

The King of Boxers

The King of Boxers

1972

as Tu Pien

5.8
Acting

A King Boxer named Chow (Meng Fei) visits a friend in Thailand. She introduces him to her boyfriend, who's a Thai boxer. Chow saves the Thai boxer f...

The Prodigal Boxer

The Prodigal Boxer

1972

as Iron Hand Tan

6.1
Acting

THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei...

The Angry Guest

The Angry Guest

1972

as Katsu

5.7
Acting

The Angry Guest is a direct sequel to Duel of Fists which had two long-separated brothers, Ti Lung and David Chiang, reuniting in Bangkok and running ...

Tiger

1972

as Tze Chiang

Acting

A young Chinese all-karate champion, Tze Chiang (Kurata Yasuaki), along with his Japanese wife, arrives home in Shanghai only to find that the situati...

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

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

N/A

as Ryuma Shiranui (Dragon)

Acting

After ten years Ryuma Shiranui, aka Dragon, returns to Hong Kong to visit the grave of his mentor, Kaizan Fubiki, who recently died from "an accidenta...