Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
20.03.1946 (78 лет)
Yasuaki Kurata (倉田 保昭, Kurata Yasuaki, born March 20, 1946), is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies. 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). Kurata studied performing arts at Nihon University and Toei Theater School.