Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/20/1946
Place of Birth
Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
Kurata Yasuaki David Kurata Bruce Lo
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. 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 University and Toei Theater School, he began to work as an actor in the late 1960s. In 1971, Kurata...
Known For
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
as Kouichi Akashi
Fist of Legend
as Fuimo Funakoshi
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
as Takei
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
as Parachute Assassin
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
Police Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Seventh Curse
as Captain Ho
So Close
as Master
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Kato Takatora
Shinjuku Incident
as Taro Watagawa
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
as Chikaraishis Vater
Eastern Condors
as Vietnamese Captain
God of War
as Kumasawa
Manhunt
as Hideo Sakaguchi
The Last Tycoon
Unknown Role
Millionaires' Express
as Japanese Ninja
Golden Job
as Morimoto
Heroes of the East
as Takeno
Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
as Hyoe Isurugi
The Wrath of Vajra
as Amano Kawao
Career Timeline
2018
2017
2006
2000
1992
1986
1985
1983
1981
1976
1975
1974
1973
Ferocious to Ferocious
as Yamada
Gold Snatchers
Role unknown
Black Panther
as Chang Hui-Feng
The Unsubdued Furies
Role unknown
Seven to One
as Nightclub Singer / Killer
Win Them All
as Iron Fingers
A Gathering of Heroes
Role unknown
Knight Errant
as Tetsuro
Fist of Unicorn
as Sun
Rage of Wind
as Taka
Kung Fu Powerhouse
as Tiger
A Girl Called Tigress
as Chiau Kung
Kung Fu Inferno
as Chiang Hung