Yasuaki Kurata — Actor (44)
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Crisis (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
黑玫瑰
director: Gam Ming actor: Lu Hsiao-Fen / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: 黑玫瑰
A family implodes after the reading of a will. They fight over the inheritance, forming and re-forming alliances, and spend most of the film searching for a crucial key.
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Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack (1992) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
暴力列島　ダーティーマネージャック
director: Shinichi Nakada actor: Tatsuo Nadaka / Keiko Masuda …
other title: 暴力列島　ダーティーマネージャック
In the scorching heat of Okinawa, former lovers meet. Now, he is a gangster on a mission, she is a window trying to protect what is hers. Together, they get caught in the crossfire.
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Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist (1972) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
餓虎狂龍
director: Ng See-Yuen actor: Chan Sing / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: Il braccio violento del Kung Fu / Der Schlaghammer aus Shanghai …
This martial arts film set in the 1920s pits masters from kung fu and karate styles of fighting against each other. The Japanese are planning an invasion of China, and spies are sent to infiltrate the mobsters regime on the island.
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Call Me Dragon (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
神龍小虎闖江湖
director: Ng See-Yuen actor: Bruce Leung Siu-Lung / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: 神龍小虎闖江湖
Golden Sand City is filled with brothels and casinos funded by drug lord Yim Kung Ho (evil Mr. Yem) and policed by the iron fist of his henchman Panther (Leopard Head). Vigilantes Inspector Big Dragon (Bruce Liang), Little Mouse, and Black Cat plan to bring Yum Kung Ho and his evil empire to its knees, but face fierce opposition in the deadly Panther, who has the stolen pearls sought after by Big Dragon and his new ally Mei Ling.
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Young Hero of Shaolin (1976) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
傳奇方世玉
director: Tsai Yang-Ming actor: Mang Fei / Dorian Tan Tao-Liang …
other title: 傳奇方世玉
This film is about Fong Sai-yu going under cover as a servant in the villain's mansion. He is a famous fighter that fights for justice. While at the mansion he met the great Kow Lee played by Tao-Liang Tan also a great fighter that works there for the villain. He recognize Fong Sai-Yu right away and challenge him to a fight because he wanted to match his fighting skill with the famous fighter. At first Fong Sai-Yu declined but eventually agreed after the great Kow Lee threatens to reveal his identity. They met on top of a mountain where they fought to a draw and then became great friends. The great Kow Lee later help Fong Sai-Yu at the end of the film to defeat the villain who was very tough to beat.
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Ninja Thunderbolt (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
至尊神偷
director: Godfrey Ho / Gam Ming actor: Richard Harrison / Don Wong Tao …
other title: Der Ninja / Ninja Fury …
The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror. "Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "To catch a thief" (1984; directed by Gam Ming) with new Hong Kong footage.
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Deadly Life of a Ninja (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
亡命忍者
director: Lee Tso-Nam actor: Yasuaki Kurata / Chen Kuan-Tai …
other title: Die Rache des Ninjas / Life of Ninja …
A businessman and his sister-in-law are targeted for assassination by a band of evil ninjas and their vicious leader (Yasuaki Kurata). The ninjas are committing bizarre murders all over the city, and the police can't seem to pick up their trail -- so they call in ninja hunter and Kendo master Mr. Chow. To take down the silent killers, Mr. Chow will have to fight against incredible odds in this campy ninja classic.
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The King of Boxers (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
小拳王
director: Kung Min actor: Meng Fei / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: Le 4 dita della furia / Karato - Fünf tödliche Finger …
A King Boxer named Chow (Meng Fei) visits a friend in Thailand. She introduces him to her boyfriend, who's a Thai boxer. Chow saves the Thai boxer from some thugs and the two become friends. Chow teaches him the knife style. Meanwhile back in China, Chow's brother and sister look after his kung fu school. A Japanese martial artist (Kurata) visits the school looking for Chow. Kurata fights and beats his brother instead and develops strong liking for Chow's sister. Chow returns to China and has to defend his school's honor against Kurata.
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God of War (2017) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
荡寇风云
director: Gordon Chan actor: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo / Sammo Hung Kam-Bo …
other title: 荡寇风云
During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land.
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The Golden Triangle (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
金三角龍虎門
director: Romeo N. Galang / Law Chi actor: Yasuaki Kurata / Evangeline Pascual …
other title: Die Falle des gelben Drachen / 金三角龍虎門
A coalition of anti-narcotics brigades from many countries make a daring attempt to halt the flow of opium and heroin from the part of Southeast Asia, known as the Golden Triangle. The major syndicate operating in the area is led by Big Boss Norton, who is the target of their raid.
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Seven to One (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
女英雄飛車奪寶
director: Hou Cheng actor: Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: 女英雄飛車奪寶
In contemporary China, hip and sexy Ting, in flare polyester pants and platform shoes, seeks revenge for her father's murder, and is on the run from the hooligans who want to take the seven diamonds' ring she inherited. A suave male singer shows up to help her when things get to hand-to-hand fighting - which is aplenty.
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Secret of the Shaolin Poles (1977) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Fang Shi Yu da po mei hua zhuang
director: Tsai Yang-Ming actor: Mang Fei / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: Fang Shi Yu da po mei hua zhuang / The Secret of the Shaolin Poles
Legendary Chinese rebel Fong Sai Yuk (Fei Meng) takes on the Manchu dynasty in this high-octane martial arts actioner. After killing one of the governor's thugs, Fong must not only elude authorities, but also face a deadly assassin. Discovering the governor has murdered his two kung fu brothers, Fong vows to take on the corrupt leader. The film includes a slew of awe-inspiring battles using lethal Shaolin poles.
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Little Godfather from Hong Kong (1974) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
香港小教父
director: Ng See-Yuen actor: Bruce Leung Siu-Lung / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: El pequeño padrino de Hong Kong / 香港小教父 …
Bruce Liang plays a Chinese Kung Fu movie star, who during his free time carries on a one-man crusade against drug dealers. The villains trick Liang into signing up to appear in a new martial arts movie. The plan is to kill Our Hero while the cameras are running, and make it look like an accident.
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Legend of a Fighter (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
霍元甲
director: Yuen Woo-ping actor: Bryan Leung Kar-Yan / Yasuaki Kurata …
other title: Legend of a fighter / Leyenda de un luchador …
This is a powerful, yet fictionalized life story of Huo Yuan Chia, a real kung fu master in Southern China who brought respect to the populace and allowed kung fu to be taught to all Chinese during a time of revolt and low morale in the country's history.
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Fist of Unicorn (1973) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
麒麟掌
director: Tang Ti actor: Little Unicorn / Kitty Meng Chui …
other title: Il vendicatore dalle mani d'acciaio / Bruce Lee und ich …
Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him.