Yasuaki Kurata

Said Yasuaki Kurata (born March 20, 1946), a.k.a David Kurata, is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies. The moment accomplished martial artist, he has dan ranks in karate (5th degree), judo (3rd degree), and Aikido (2nd degree). He is perhaps best known for the villainous role extended battle against Jet Li in The Legend of the first and the feeling is so close in feeling. He is fluent in Cantonese. Kurata, home town business, Sakura-mura, Military District, Ibaraki (now part of Tsukuba). Having studied Performing Arts at Nihon University and Toei Theater School, in the late 1960s he began to work at the moment, as the silence of the Lambs. In 1971, Kurata made me feel Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong debut kung-fu movie Angry guest . Since then he has appeared in numerous other films and TV series within the genre. In addition to his work now, as an actor, Kurata runs the stunt agency Kurata Promotion (established 1976 under the name Kurata action Club), a private at the teacher's college (the University of Creation, art, music & Social Work), business advisor to the All Japan nunchaku League chief, and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong action star Koyuroku.