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 made his Hong Kong debut in the Shaw Brothers Studio 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yasuaki Kurata, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 倉田保昭(1946년생, Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 이연걸의 정무문, 버추얼 웨폰, 블러드가 있으며, 그 외에도 牙狼＜GARO＞, Gメン'75, 폴리스 스토리, 부귀열차, 천하제일, やすらぎの刻〜道, 打天下‬, 冒險王衛斯理, 미시마: 그의 인생, 성룡의 신주쿠 살인사건, 中华大丈夫, 칠복성 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 夢物語 The Living Dragon에 출연했다. 2026년 Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja에서 Hyoe Isurugi 역을 맡았다. 2023년 이소룡-들에 출연했다.