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Yasuaki Kurata

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Yasuaki Kurata in Heroes of the East (1978)
Before the West entered World War II, a Japanese death cult called the Temple of Hades is ordered to aid in the spiritual destruction of China. Their method: abduct their enemies' children and train them as killers for the Emperor. Young Vajra was especially gifted, but swears a secret oath of revenge when his brother dies. Now the greatest assassin in the temple, Vajra escapes to China and begins his quest to protect the innocent, and destroy the ones responsible for making him a living weapon. A former Shaolin monk, martial arts action star Xing Yu (aka Shi Yanneng) stars as Vajra in his first leading role.
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Yasuaki Kurata was born on 20 March 1946 in Ibaraki, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Fist of Legend (1994), God of War (2017) and Blood: The Last Vampire (2009).
BornMarch 20, 1946
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BornMarch 20, 1946
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994)
    Fist of Legend
    7.5
    • Fumio Funakoshi
    • 1994
    God of War (2017)
    God of War
    6.4
    • Kumasawa
    • 2017
    Jun Ji-hyun in Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    5.3
    • Kato Takatora
    • 2009
    Cynthia Rothrock, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Emily Chu, Rosamund Kwan, Ching-Ying Lam, Richard Ng, Eric Tsang, Wu Ma, Biao Yuen, Yukari Ôshima, and Pauline Yuk-Wan Wong in Millionaires' Express (1986)
    Millionaires' Express
    6.9
    • Samurai
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ninja Wars: Blackfox Vs Shogun's Ninja (2026)
      Ninja Wars: Blackfox Vs Shogun's Ninja
      8.1
      • 2026
    • Chihiro Yamamoto in Black Fox: Age of the Ninja (2019)
      Black Fox: Age of the Ninja
      5.1
      • Hyoe Isurugi (as Kurata Yasuaki)
      • 2019
    • Iceman: The Time Traveller (2018)
      Iceman: The Time Traveller
      4.0
      • 2018
    • Fat Buddies (2018)
      Fat Buddies
      4.4
      • 2018
    • Jordan Chan, Ekin Cheng, Jerry Lamb, Eric Tsang, and Michael Tse in Golden Job (2018)
      Golden Job
      5.5
      • 2018
    • Yasuaki Kurata, Ka-Tung Lam, Yue Wu, Jin Zhang, Derek Tsang, Shawn Yue, Janice Man, and Cecilia So in The Brink (2017)
      The Brink
      5.6
      • Boss Kui
      • 2017
    • Stephy Tang in The Empty Hands (2017)
      The Empty Hands
      6.0
      • Akira Hirakawa
      • 2017
    • Manhunt (2017)
      Manhunt
      5.3
      • Hideo Sakaguchi
      • 2017
    • Joan Chen, Amber Kuo, and Zhengyu Lu in The One (2017)
      The One
      5.3
      • Shinemon
      • 2017
    • God of War (2017)
      God of War
      6.4
      • Kumasawa
      • 2017
    • Yumiko Shaku in Kiri: Shokugyô Koroshiya (2015)
      Kiri: Shokugyô Koroshiya
      7.0
      • Saburi
      • 2015
    • The Wrath of Vajra (2013)
      The Wrath of Vajra
      5.7
      • Amano Kawao
      • 2013
    • Garo: The One Who Shines in the Darkness (2013)
      Garo: The One Who Shines in the Darkness
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Sonshi
      • 2013
    • Chow Yun-Fat in The Last Tycoon (2012)
      The Last Tycoon
      6.5
      • Nishino
      • 2012
    • Monster Killer (2011)
      Monster Killer
      4.8
      • Genjiro Mishima
      • 2011

    Producer

    • Monster Killer (2011)
      Monster Killer
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Legend of Seven Monks (2006)
      Legend of Seven Monks
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
      Origin: Spirits of the Past
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Yasuaki Kurata and Maki Miyamoto in Yellow Dragon (2003)
      Yellow Dragon
      5.3
      • executive producer (as David Kurata)
      • 2003
    • Bolo Yeung in Bloodfight (1989)
      Bloodfight
      4.7
      • producer
      • 1989

    Writer

    • Yasuaki Kurata and Maki Miyamoto in Yellow Dragon (2003)
      Yellow Dragon
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2003

    Videos5

    Trailer
    Trailer 4:17
    Trailer
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Trailer 1:48
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Trailer 1:48
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Trailer 1:36
    Blood: The Last Vampire
    Samourai's
    Trailer 1:27
    Samourai's
    The Wrath of Vajra
    Trailer 1:34
    The Wrath of Vajra

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Chong Ti Bo-Chu
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • March 20, 1946
      • Ibaraki, Japan

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    • Trivia
      An accomplished martial artist, he has ranks in Karate (7th degree), Judo (3rd degree), and Aikido (2nd degree). Kurata runs the stunt agency Kurata Promotion, teaches at a private college, is chief advisor to the All Japan Nunchaku League, and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong Action Star Koyuroku. He is running karate Dojos in Tokyo, Osaka and Hong Kong.

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