- Yasuaki Kurata, is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies
Yasuaki Kurata Height
| How tall is Yasuaki Kurata? | 173 cm / 5 ft 9 in | Born: | 20 March 1946 Comment | How old is Yasuaki Kurata in 2023? / Age: | 77 years
| Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
Yasuaki Kurata Net worth 2023 (estimated)
| How much is Yasuaki Kurata worth? | $900,000
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Yasuaki Kurata facts
- An accomplished martial artist, he has dan ranks in karate (7th 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
- He also met Bruce Lee during his career
- 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 made his Hong Kong debut in the Shaw Brothers Studio kung-fu movie Angry Guest (悪客)
- Since then he has appeared in numerous other films and TV series within the genre
- In addition to his work as an actor, Kurata runs the stunt agency Kurata Promotion (established 1976 under the name Kurata Action Club), teaches at a private college (the University of Creation, Art, Music & Social Work), is chief advisor to the All Japan Nunchaku League, and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong Action Star Kōyūroku (香港アクションスター交友録)
- He is running karate dojos in Tokyo, Osaka and Hong Kong
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