Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Nacimiento : 1946-03-20, Niihari, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Historia

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.

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Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata

Películas

BLACKFOX: Age of Ninja
Hyoe Isurugi
BLACKFOX: Age of Ninja nos narra la historia de Rikka, una chica que tras el asesinato de su familia, deberá abandonar su identidad y hogar, teniendo que embarcarse en un camino de venganza contra aquellos que traicionaron a su padre.
Iceman the time traveler
Bei Tiao
El guardia imperial y sus tres amigos traidores de la infancia, ordenados para cazarlo, son enterrados accidentalmente y congelados en el tiempo. Pasan 400 años y ellos son descongelados continuando la batalla que dejaron atrás.
Fat Buddies
The film revolves around a pair of big-boned, bumbling cops who find themselves at the heart of a drug trafficking case. The agent "J" (Zhang Wen) was shot in the head during an A-level mission, causing damage to the intracranial hypothalamus. During the period of rehabilitating, J gradually became a big fat man of three hundred pounds and suffered from severe narcolepsy, but J still considered himself a ace agent. Finally, J received the task again and went to Japan to retrieve the confidential documents. After the file was obtained, J arbitrarily opened the file and decided to continue the task of hiding the organization for the organization, but he fainted in the izakaya. J who woke up in the hospital got to know the security guard Handsome Hao (Bei-Er Bao), Handsome Hao to prove that he is not a waste of nothing to resolutely join the mission. In the process of carrying out the task, the temporary partner has experienced the ridiculous and dangerous crisis of time over and over ...
Golden job
Un grupo de mercenarios se reúnen para planear un último gran robo: un cargamento de medicamentos que ayudará a un grupo de niños refugiados en África. Pero una traición hace fracasar la operación
The Brink
Blackie
El detective Tung está decidido a atrapar al contrabandista Shing cueste lo que cueste. La persecución lo lleva hasta un crucero con casino, donde las luchas de poder internas entre criminales pondrán a prueba tanto al policía como al criminal. Una situación límite que The Brink explota con espectacularidad.
Manhunt
Hideo Sakaguchi
Un abogado de farmacéuticas chino acusado de un crimen que no cometió se asocia con un astuto detective japonés para detener un peligroso complot empresarial. Nueva versión cinematográfica de la novela de Jukô Nishimura, que ya fue adaptada al cine en 1976 por el japonés Jun'ya Satô.
Las Manos Vacías
Mari's father
Mari Hirakawa es hija de un entrenador de Karate. Desde su niñez, fue forzada bajo el entrenamiento de su padre, y ha sentido resentimiento hacia Karate desde que tiene memoria, su único deseo es vender el dojo después de que su padre fallezca. Después de su muerte, Mari comienza a fantasear sobre su vida de libertad; sin embargo, su abogado le informa que su padre solo le ha dejado el 49% de la propiedad y el otro 51% a uno de sus peores alumnos, Chan Keung. Los dos chocan, y Chan tiene una proposición: si Mari es capaz de ganar un partido en una competencia legítima de artes marciales, incondicionalmente le dará su parte de la propiedad. Mari está atrapada en un dilema, y tendrá que tomar una decisión que cambiará su vida...
El Único
新右卫门大师
Divertida pelea de un esotérico libro de cocina entre un chico sin sentimientos, una chica dura, un maestro trasnochado, un hombre rico de mente oscura, una mujer manipuladora de emociones y un samurái con TOC sufrido.
God of War
Kumasawa
Durante el siglo XVI, los piratas japoneses proliferan a lo largo de la costa china. En 1557, los piratas toman Cengang en Zhejiang. Después de meses de vanos avances, el Comandante Yu (Sammo Hung) finalmente los derrota bajo la dirección del recién ascendido General Qi (Vincent Zhao). Los piratas, sin embargo, logran escapar. En 1561, los piratas se reagrupan y atacan de nuevo las ciudades costeras de China. Con las dos ciudades de Xinhe y Taizhou bajo ataque, el ejército de Qi está atrapado entre dos fuegos. A pesar de que la mayoría de los miembros de la familia de sus soldados se encuentran en Xinhe, Qi toma la decisión difícil de ir a Taizhou y deja a su esposa a cargo de la lucha contra los piratas en Xinhe, sabiendo que la derrota del equipo de élite de los piratas en Taizhou traer paz duradera a las ciudades costeras.
KIRI – Profession: Assassin
Saburi
Kiri was trained as a professional assassin. She carries out missions given by her boss. She has Rui whom she adores like a real younger sister. Rui was also trained as a professional assassin with Kiri. A horrific incident leads to the death of Kiri's mother and Rui losing her voice and right hand. Kiri swears to exact revenge.
The Wrath of Vajra
Amano Kawao
China, años 30. Vajra Satva es vendido a una orden japonesa que entrena niños chinos para convertirlos en mortales guerreros que luchen contra su patria. Obligado a pelear por sus nuevos amos, un día Vajra mata accidentalmente a su hermano. Ya adulto, se vengará de aquellos que quisieron hacer de él un enemigo de su país.
Sword of Blood
Genjiro Mishima
A serial killer leaves behind a trail of headless bodies; the special agent assigned to the case begins to uncover the supernatural truth, as his young protégé falls for a beautiful girl who may be more than humanity can handle.
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Chikaraishis Vater
Siete años después de la aparente muerte de Chen Zhen, quien recibió un disparo después de descubrir que era responsable de la muerte de su maestro (Huo Yuanjia) en Shanghai ocupada por los japoneses. Un misterioso extraño llega desde el extranjero y se hace amigo de un jefe de la mafia local. Ese hombre es un disfrazado Chen Zhen, que tiene la intención de infiltrarse en la mafia cuando forman una alianza con los japoneses. Disfrazándose como un luchador con capa de noche, Chen tiene la intención de sacar todos los involucrados, así como tener en sus manos una lista de asesinato preparado por los japonese
Blood: El último vampiro
Kato Takatora
Una nueva raza de vampiros ha surgido de la oscuridad. Están entre nosotros, acechando sedientos de sangre en busca de nuevas víctimas. Una guerra silenciosa entre vampiros y humanos ha estallado. Una organización secreta ha sido designada para limpiar el mundo de esta amenaza. Entre sus mejores agentes se encuentra una misteriosa muchacha llamada Saya, cuyo carácter frío y calculador la convierten en la mejor cazadora de vampiros. Por todo ello ha sido escogida para llevar a cabo una peligrosa misión: infiltrarse en una base militar estadounidense situada en Japón e investigar si la serie de misteriosas muertes ocurridas recientemente tienen relación con los vampiros. Remake con actores de la película anime del mismo nombre dirigida por Hiroyuki Kitakubo en el año 2000
La venganza del dragón
Taro Watagawa
Nick (Jackie Chan) es un inmigrante chino, que ha entrado ilegalmente en Japón en busca de su novia y de un futuro mejor. Al principio, malvive explotado junto a otros compatriotas con los que arriesga su vida y su libertad a cambio de un mísero salario. Al descubrir, por azar, que su novia es ahora la esposa de un jefe Yakuza, decide entrar en el mundo del crimen organizado convirtiéndose en poco tiempo, con la ayuda del jefe Yakuza a quién casualmente salva la vida, en un auténtico líder, aprendiendo como sobrevivir en un mundo donde la corrupción, el asesinato y las luchas internas entre las distintas mafias, ponen constantemente a prueba su liderazgo y sus principios.
GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious
Kouichi Akashi
Un ser misterioso llamado "Musa" convoca a los más fuertes para que vayan a buscarla, lo que lleva a los Boukenger, los Negativos e incluso al padre de Akashi a buscar en su fortaleza en la montaña sin darse cuenta de su verdadero plan.
Origen: espíritus del pasado
Producer
Hace 300 años, un experimento con plantas en la luna acabó con medio satélite y con la población de la Tierra. Ahora sólo unos pocos supervivientes cohabitan en las ruinas de las antiguas ciudades. Una de estas ciudades es Neutral, donde vive Agito, un muchacho que siempre está metiendose en líos con su mejor amigo. Su padre, uno de los tres fundadores de la ciudad, y quizás el más importante, se convirtió en un humano mejorado al llegar a un acuerdo con el bosque y sus criaturas.
Legend of Seven Monks
Two of the greatest names in the world of Japanese Action Cinema are reunited in the latest film from Japan's action maestro, Kenji Tanigaki. One is "the streetfighter" himself Sonny J.J. Chiba most recently seen in Kill Bill, while the other is Yasuaki Kurata from Fist of Legend, Legend of A Fighter and many other Hong Kong classics. Legend of the Seven Monks brings the two master martial artists together for one final time. Only thier destiny awaits.
Dragon Get Angry
A national feud and the philosophy of martial arts cause a conflict between two big families, one from China and one from Japan, which forced a mixed couple to separate. Their love stirred up bloody fighting between the Chinese and Japanese in the ancient martial world. Rong Hoi Shan, a kung fu genius, settled the disputes with his high martial arts skills. Lignite your sensations with a series of true kung fu fighting scenes, and it’s the essence of Chinese martial arts.
Yellow Dragon
Executive Producer
Jun (Miyamoto) is a girl who is rumored to hold the key to the antibody to an infamous evil drug her father created known as Yellow Dragon. She is forced to go on the run from the various mobsters who want to know Yellow Dragon's secrets. To honor a promise he made to her father, former special forces operative Go (Kurata) pledges to protect her and the secrets of her strange birth.
Yellow Dragon
Writer
Jun (Miyamoto) is a girl who is rumored to hold the key to the antibody to an infamous evil drug her father created known as Yellow Dragon. She is forced to go on the run from the various mobsters who want to know Yellow Dragon's secrets. To honor a promise he made to her father, former special forces operative Go (Kurata) pledges to protect her and the secrets of her strange birth.
Yellow Dragon
Gouzaburo "Go" Azuma
Jun (Miyamoto) is a girl who is rumored to hold the key to the antibody to an infamous evil drug her father created known as Yellow Dragon. She is forced to go on the run from the various mobsters who want to know Yellow Dragon's secrets. To honor a promise he made to her father, former special forces operative Go (Kurata) pledges to protect her and the secrets of her strange birth.
Anna in Kungfu-land
Sword Shek
Miriam Yeung plays a half-Chinese who represents her father (a Shaolin monk who defected to Japan after falling in love with a Japanese) at a martial arts tournament. What she really wants is to experience first love (with Ekin Cheng, a marketing executive) and become a movie star. Both which are fulfilled in her stay in Hong Kong.
Samuráis
Fujiwara Morio
Japón. Época feudal. En pleno corazón de un bosque de bambú, se desencadena un feroz combate entre varios monjes guerreros, que acuden al rescate de una joven embarazada, y el padre de ésta, un general caído en desgracia, que está decidido a dar muerte a su hija y a su peligrosa descendencia. Al morir en el combate, el general no logra evitar el nacimiento del demonio Kodeni. Época actual. La historia se repite...
El control de la venganza
Master
Las hermanas Lynn y Sue son dos asesinas a sueldo que utilizan el último invento de su padre, un científico ya fallecido, para burlar los sistemas informáticos de seguridad de cualquier lugar en el que quieran entrar. Su último trabajo las pone en el punto de mira de la detective Hung, sin embargo, las tres acabarán uniendo sus fuerzas para resolver una compleja trama criminal.
Dark War
Chang
Ken Tsui, a member of an underground organization, is sent to Manila to execute a member of the Filipino government. When he succeeds, he is arrested and sentenced to death. When a psycho cop helps Ken escape, Ken finds refuge with Chang, a man who he helped save. While working in a hotel, Ken is also an assassin who takes a life for only 10 dollars. Meanwhile, the psycho cop begins a killing spree and must find Ken, as Ken's brother, Harry wants him back in the Triads.
Conman in Tokyo
Tetsuo
Jersey is a popular gambler in Mongkok. One day, he takes a trip to Japan with her girlfriend, Nancy, they come to Chinese resaurant. Suddenly, a gang of Japanese triads comes in and starts a fight. Just at the moment when he is in danger, the restaurant owner uses a special card - casting skill to save him. Jersey recognize it is the skill of Cool, the Gambling King, but the owner refuses to admit that Cool is still alive. Cool finally admit his true identity and tells Jersey that Ho Yan was orginally his girlfriend but now she is the wife of Yeung. Cool treated Yeung like his brother, but he is jealous of Cool's beautiful grilfriend and wealth. Yeung conspired to take away Cool's everthing. With Jersey's help, Cool decides to get Ho Yan back, but he does not realizes that Yeung is setting another trap for him.
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2
In a continuation of "Utopia: Midnight Story, White Flower Bud" Haruka Ichijou follows through in her vow to become the No1 Geisha. She develops intricate schemes and mindful manipulations in changing her "Papa-san's," or Sugar Daddies, on her way up the modern geisha ladder. After she pits one against the other, the men begin to compete for her in elaborate and very expensive ventures, and their fight to win her for their prize in all-consuming frenzy becomes the focus for the No1 Spot. A barrage of young geisha's karate fighting seals their fate at last!
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
Japanese gangster drama set in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo, following Haruka (Atsuko Sakuraba), a young geisha who is attacked by an influential businessman who plans to abduct her. When she is rescued by the members of a club called 'Utopia', Haruka joins them and becomes a hostess, rapidly establishing herself as one of the most sought-after geisha's in Ginza. At the same time, Haruka learns of a plan by a corrupt, gangster-owned club to set itself up as a rival to Utopia. Such is her loyalty to the club that first helped her, she is willing to do anything to protect it.
Quiet Don 11
Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, but the tenacity of Kaifu's overthrow Shinsei-gumi does not change even in a dying state. He is a hitman who attacks Shizuya many times. Not only that, the Kishu-gumi buys the company that Shizuya works for, disbands the design department, steals the face of the day and drags him into the world of conflict. Shizuya, who has promised Akino his dream as a designer, solidifies his resolve to overcome this crisis... It's been 10 years since the series started. The immortal series is completely revived. In addition to the combination of Teruyuki Kagawa and Mai Kitajima, the original cast of Yasuaki Kurata, Isamu Ichikawa, Shinichi Ishii, Hiroaki Iiyama, Takashi Sasano, and Yozaburo Ito will all appear. What is the conclusion with Kishu-gumi? What is the fate of love with Akino?
Quiet Don 10
"I can't live for the Shinsen-gumi." Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino. What is the truth!?
Quiet Don 9
Shouldn't gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night in Tokyo!
Quiet Don 8
The 8th installment of the series that depicts the activities of the main character, Shizuya, who has two faces: an office worker who works for a women's underwear manufacturer and the president of Shinsengumi, the largest gang in the Kanto region. In Tokyo, which seemed to have regained peace, Kaifu of the Kishu-gumi plots to assassinate Shizuya again.
Quiet Don 7
I made the same mistake again... Bullets pouring down like rain! Love for Akino running through! Shinsengumi division! Kisu-gumi plotting assassination!
Jet Li es el mejor luchador
Fuimo Funakoshi
1937. En Shanghai, la Academia de Artes Marciales entrena a los jóvenes que aún creen en su país para convertirlos en luchadores. El maestro Huo, fundador de la Academia, es un obstáculo para los japoneses, por lo que deciden asesinarlo. Mientras, Chen Zen, uno de los alumnos de Huo regresa de su entrenamiento en Japón. Al enterarse de la muerte de su maestro, decide investigar lo ocurrido y restablecer la reputación de la Academia...
The Fighting King
A drama filled battle that goes beyond acting unfolds!
Quiet Don 6
Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto's death, the fourth Kishu-gumi. He again asks Ryuko to accept the sake cup. What about Shizuya and Ryuko? On the other hand, Shizuya, who went to see Akino after studying abroad in France, was frustrated by his gangster side...
Quiet Don 5
Ken Sakamoto, the 4th generation of Kishugumi, is disbanded in mid-career, and his wife, Kumi Sakamoto, succeeds to the name of Ryuko Sakamoto, the 5th generation sister. Shizuya goes to Osaka and tells Tatsuko that he wants to receive Kishu-gumi's sake cup. However, for Ryuko, the fresh group was nothing more than an enemy.
Violent Islands Dirty Manager
A former lover who reunited in Arashi's Okinava The woman was a widow , and the man was a yakuza Tatsuo Nadaka and Seiji Matano have teamed up to develop a hard action set in the scorching Okinawa !
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
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.
Quiet Don 4
Ken Sakamoto, a member of the Kishu-gumi, who is aiming to dominate the Kansai region and conquer the whole country, has come to crush the fresh group. Saying goodbye to his beloved Akino, Shizuya stands up. However, Kishu-gumi plans to use Akino's younger brother to trap Shizuya.
Quiet Don 3
The news of Naruto's attack!! "Punching into the heavens"-Inokubi and Okita's anger has reached its peak, and it's finally time for an all-out war with Kishu-gumi. However, "Quiet Don" Shizuya Kondo remains silent and does not move. Seeing such Shizuya, the Shinsei-gumi was split internally.
The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.
Zodiac Killers
Ishikawa (cameo)
Hong Kong student Ben Lee becomes friends with his mainland Chinese classmate Chang Chih while studying abroad in Japan. Ben is unmotivated to study and only cares about money and on the other hand, whenever Chih encounters a Chinese person, he would ask whereabouts of his childhood sweetheart. Ming is also from Hong Kong and in order to elevate his social status, he becomes involved with a bar hostess and owner Yuriko, hoping to become Yakuza leader Yamada Ishikawa's brother in-law.
Lucha sangrienta
Masahiko Kai
Masahiro Kai ha llegado a la final del campeonato de artes marciales, pero hay una razón que esté ahí. Antes del último combate, Kai recordará todo lo ocurrido en el camino hasta esa final.
Above the War
Cook
Somewhere in North Vietnam, an American base is overrun by V.C. and a golden Buddha statue is stolen. The American high command won't have this and sends in an elite force of goof-offs to recover the item. The team (the B-TEAM!!) is to be led by Rom Kristoff and feature two white guys and two Asian guys in order to (hysterically!) trade-off who is keeping who prisoner among them in order to infiltrate enemy lines.
Seven Days War
Sakai
A community is in turmoil when junior high schoolers barricade themselves in an empty factory to protest the draconian rules of parents and teachers. They're sick of heavy-handed teachers and iron-fisted parents. And now they're going to do something about it.
Carry on Hotel
Tomohara
Mr. Lau (Kent Cheng) is a seedy detective who sets up cameras to record an illicit affair. Things go awry however when a hideously glam rock band checks into Lau’s room, and gets a free show via his hook-up. Meanwhile, silly thief Donald Ng (Richard Ng) uses ninjitsu to fool the locals while a womanizing tour guide (Eric Tsang) gets stalked by not one, but two pretty women (Cherie Chung and Pat Ha). And Buddy Cheung (Jacky Cheung) is a lowly mechanic at the hotel who lusts after gorgeous executive Sunflower (Joey Wong). But his tomboy co-worker Boy George (Cecilia Yip) secretly pines for him.
Comando infernal
Vietnamese Captain
Un grupo de prisioneros tienen la misión de destruir todo un arsenal militar antes de que llegue a manos del Vietcong. Si logran su misión con éxito obtendrán la libertad y una jugosa recompensa.
The Seventh Curse
Captain Ho
Action ensues as the cop and cohorts battle the evil sorcerer of the Worm Tribe, a hideous bloodthirsty baby like creature and "Old Ancestor," a skeleton with glowing blue eyes that transforms into a monster.
A Book of Heroes
Yamashita sensei
In one of her first film appearances Yukari plays an undercover Japanese criminal police officer investigating the gang led by Yamashita (Yasuaki Kurata). As in most of these Taiwanese films, slapstick comedy alternates with intense action. An absurd plot has something to do with missing bullion and a treasure map. Yamashita’s gang wants it, and so do an unlikely band of heroes, including an incompetent traffic cop, his cop wannabe girl friend, and a couple of card sharks who have teamed up with an infatuated gas station owner. Some of Taiwan’s best action actors provide excellent kung fu action.
El tren de los millonarios
Japanese Ninja
Un tren muy especial acaba de salir de Shangai. Sus pasajeros son ricos comerciantes que viajan con sus esposas, realmente, unos blancos muy jugosos para cualquier ladrón. Pero el robo no llega a producirse, sino que se produce una situación totalmente distinta. ¡Parada obligatoria! Un extraño pasajero sabotea el tren y todos deben bajarse… en su pueblo natal. Allí tendrán que gastar grandes cantidades de dinero para poder salir con bien de ésta. Como la situación apremia, se forman los inevitables grupos, y se ven envueltos en robos de bancos, pugnas entre samurais y peleas territoriales entre bandas callejeras.
El regreso de los supercamorristas
Parachute Assassin
Vuelven los supercamorristas o, lo que es lo mismo, «La banda del orfanato», que está formada por Fastbuck, Músculos, Sandy, Blockhead y Herb, acompañados de la bellísima Bárbara y Ricky. El grupo se está tomando un merecido descanso en Tailandia después de la misión anterior. Allí se meten en numerosos y cómicos líos intentando ligar con las nativas del lugar hasta que se tropiezan con un grupo de travestís que intentan matarlos, con lo cual surge su nueva misión que los devuelve a la ciudad de Hong Kong para intentar detener a un señor del crimen local.
Mishima: Una vida en cuatro capítulos
Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Producida por Coppola y Lucas, "Mishima" es un retrato biográfico del consagrado autor japonés Yukio Mishima. La película investiga la inquietud interior y las contradicciones de un hombre que trató de alcanzar una imposible armonía entre sí mismo, el arte y la sociedad. La trama se centra en el día en que Mishima conmocionó al mundo, al hacerse en público el seppuku o harakiri (25 de noviembre de 1970), en el Cuartel General del Ejército. El relato está salpicado de flashbacks para contar diversos episodios de su infancia, sus comienzos como escritor, el posterior triunfo profesional, su tranformación en estrella mediática, sus obsesiones por la belleza física y sus ambiguos gustos sexuales, así como la creación de la "Sociedad del Escudo". (FILMAFFINITY)
To Catch a Thief
Businessman Cedric Chan hires ninja Richard Ling (Yasuaki Kurata) to steal a valuable jade horse that he's insured for a large amount of money. On the case is cop Don (Don Wong) who loses his wife when he makes an enemy in the ninja as well as an asskicking insurance agent (Yin Su-Li).
Ninja Thunderbolt
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.
Mad mission 2: Ases de metal
Bull
Un asesino llamado Filthy Harry es contratado por una figura sombría y acusado de matar a los héroes. Los hombres son incriminados dos veces por diferentes robos por parte de la nueva novia de King Kong, casi internados en un hospital psiquiátrico por su tortuoso jefe, y obligados a luchar contra el robot cargado de armas de Filthy Harry mientras están cubiertos con bombas de tiempo.
Crisis
Chairman Sun Shao Hung
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.
Life of Ninja
Iga Ninja Leader
En una empresa gobernada por un corrupto hombre de negocios comienzan a producirse una serie de asesinatos cometidos de maneras poco ortodoxas. La policía no tiene ni idea del sentido que deben tomar las investigaciones y poco a poco comienza a extenderse el rumor de que un antiguo clan de ninjas se encuentra tras los misteriorsos asesinatos. Tras darse cuenta de la excepcionalidad del caso, el inspector jefe de la policía decide pedir ayuda a un profesor de kendo, el cual, también es un gran conocedor de las artes ninja.
Impossible Woman
A female Ninja starts a war against the drug cartel she was forced to work for.
Leyenda de un luchador
Teacher Kong Ho San
La historia de "Fok Yun Gap" también conocida como "Hou Yuan Chia", uno de los artistas maritales más grandes de China.
The Legend of the Owl
A masked mastermind named The Owl holds an exclusive auction every year, selling special slaves and rare objects of art. One of the customers requests that he obtain the 36th wife of the emperor, for the next auction. The Owl agrees and arranges for the woman to be kidnapped. The emperor sends a messenge to a trusted royal guard, assigning him the task of rescuing his wife. Unfortunately the guard has died, but his son, David Chiang, takes the assignment. He hunts up two of his father's friends for assistance. They have both retired, but their sons, Barry Chan and Eric Tsang, agree to help out. So David, Barry, and Eric go forward on their quest to rescue the woman and unmask The Owl.
Seed of Evil
A 1981 Hong Kong thriller from actress turned directed Kao Pao-Shu.
Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja
Lonely Winner
After her father, Golden Rings, is killed by the Deadly Blade, the Moon Goddess sends out invitations to all the top fighters in the region to try and lure out the Deadly Blade and force him to kill his own son. However, things do not go according to plan.
Why Not?
Hanjiro
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
Ninja In The Deadly Trap
Shi Ping-Wei, the Ninja Leader
The story unfolds during The Ming Dynasty, as Japanese pirates wreak havoc along the Chinese coast, laying waste to entire towns. The situation becomes even more desperate when bands of ninjas start appearing and target the Chinese military commander, General Chi (Ti Lung). The Master of the Three Arts (who possesses a book illustrating various ninjitsu techniques) is the only one who can combat this new enemy, so he pledges that his students Chau (Chiang Sheng), Mao (Kwok), and Tung (Lu Feng), will join Chi's army in their fight to wipe out the killers. - From website Hong Kong Digital
The Magnificent 3
Japanese tourist
After getting into a brawl in a Discotech in Dominica, three strangers; a Japanese tourist (Yasuaki Kurata), a Chinese restaurant worker (Tony Poon) and an American (!) painter (Tadashi Yamashita) find themselves thrown in jail together and left to rot there. Just when things seem their grimmest, the three are released, their bonds posted by an ex Army General. His intention is to put their supreme fighting skills to use against his family's black sheep, a powerful mafioso who employs top fighters from all over the world as protection.
Tormenta de kung fu en el paraíso
Takeno, Japanese ninjutsu expert
El matrimonio que hace tiempo concertaron los padres de Yumiko Kuda y Ho-Tao dista mucho de ser un matrimonio feliz, no dejan de pelearse y siempre están discutiendo sobre que arte marcial, si la china o la japonesa, es mejor. Tras sentirse ofendida durante una pelea con su marido, Kuda regresa a su Japón natal mientras que Ho-Tao le escribe una carta retándola a un duelo para saldar definitivamente sus disputas. Sin embargo, la carta cae en manos de Takeno, antiguo novio de Kuda, el cual la toma como un duelo contra todo Japón, por lo que comienza a reclutar a los mejores luchadores de las distintas disciplinas japonesas para viajar a China a enfrentarse a Ho-Tao.
Edge of Fury
Mr King
A chauffeur is pursued by drug dealers after his boss, a convicted drug kingpin, is sentenced to death.
Secret of the Shaolin Poles
Tiger Lei (as Shoji Kurada)
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.
V.I.P.
Bandit-bandit international also known as V.I.P. and The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly is an action movie starring Chan Wai Man.
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Ryuzaki Tetsuji
Yasuaki Kurata plays a masked ring brawler who is out for revenge against an evil, megalomaniac entrepreneur played by Japan's most reliable bad guy of the '70's, Masashi Ishibashi.
Young Hero of Shaolin
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.
Dragon Princess
Masahiko Okizaki
A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Go Kurosaki
When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission.
Fists for Revenge
3 felons facing the death penalty, escape the night before they are due to be executed and plot their revenge on the people that put them there.Prepare for the hardest hitting martial art action that never stops.
The Golden Triangle
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.
Fighting Dragon
Lung Yen Fei returns from Japan to investigate the cause of his teachers' death.
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Shunsuke Tsubaki
Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if unhappily, involved with the gangsters.
Call Me Dragon
Panther / Leopard Head
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.
The Executioner
Karate teacher
Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer.
El pequeño padrino de Hong Kong
Sakada (Chong)
Una organización especializada en negocios fraudulentos, regentada por Carro y sus tres hijos, ha ayudado a la eliminación de agentes de la Interpol en casi todas las grandes ciudades del mundo.
Fatal Strike
Two policemen try to defeat a drug lord using the ancient art of Kung Fu.
Ferocious to Ferocious
Yamada
Jackal Lam's gang and the police commissioner steal Tiger Wong's shipment of illegal gold. In order to avenge himself and reclaim the gold, Tiger Wong hires the justice fighter, Frank Chan. Frank Chan soon learns that Jackal Lum may be the head of an illegal gun-running operation... Let the violence begin!
Gold Snatchers
Two foster brothers fight in a deadly struggle for possession of their mother's gold fortune and a beautiful young woman.
Furia Asesina
Tetsuro
Un taxista que necesita dinero para pagar a su hermana una operación de la vista debe enfrentarse a un trío de hermanos y su peligrosa tía, quienes buscan venganza por la muerte de su padre
The Black Panther
Chang Hui-Feng
Cheng Sing gets betrayed by his crime Partners and lands in Jail. After he gets out he's starting his trail of Revenge.
The Unsubdued Furies
The story of a Chinese patriot who avenges his father's death, agitates Chinese tungsten miners against their Japanese masters and falls in love with a Japanese beauty at the same time.
Seven to One
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.
Win Them All
Iron Fingers
Filial daughter seeks revenge on father's killer. She must associate with dishonest people to finance her mission.
A Gathering of Heroes
It's the 1979 movie "A Gathering of Heroes" (Gan jin sha jue).
Los Puños de Bruce Lee
Sun
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.
Rage Of Wind
Japanese occupation of China breeds an ill wind which stirs the wrath of China's greatest kung fu killers.
The Fists of Vengeance
Kiro-san
Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent to the scene. In an effort to hide the evil truth, the East Asia society decides to hire a samurai to kill the diligent young Chinese investigator.
Kung Fu Inferno
Chiang Hung
During the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty, a mainland Chinese patriot becomes a one-man resistance force to defend a timber works against the invading Japanese army.
A Girl Called Tigress
Chiau Kung
Here's a foxy tale of love, pigtails and slapped faces with a spitfire heroine that fights Yasuaki Kurata and his bully gang in old china town.
Four Riders
Lei Tai
Four Korean War veterans pool their talents to take on a venal drug smuggling gang.
Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist
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.
Los 4 dedos de la furia
Tu Pien
Meng Fei es un maestro de kung fu que está de viaje por Tailandia. Allí conoce a un maestro de kickboxing que queda sorprendido por su letal técnica de los dedos de la furia , consistente en atravesar objetos y personas como si de un arma de filo se tratara.
The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick of Death
Iron Hand Tan
THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local kung fu school, seeking revenge against Fong Sai Yuk, attack his home and kill his father while Fong is away. Fong’s attempts to avenge the death of his father result in his being badly beaten. Fong trains at the hands of his martial artist mother as she puts him through rigorous training and an herbal bath that makes him invulnerable. A trail of revenge is set in motion with Fong against the two masters, played by formidable kung fu villains Yasuaki Kurata and Wang Ching. Can a year's worth of training prepare Fong Sai Yuk for his deadly confrontation with the vicious masters?
The Angry Guest
Katsu
The Angry Guest is a direct sequel to Duel of Fists which had two long-separated brothers, Ti Lung and David Chiang, reuniting in Bangkok and running afoul of the local mob after Ti Lung, a boxer, beats the local favorite in the ring. In this film, the action shifts from Bangkok to Hong Kong to Japan and then back to HK as the brothers contend with a Japanese mob led by crime boss Yamaguchi, who is played by the film's director, Chang Cheh, in a rare screen appearance.
Tiger
Tze Chiang
A young Chinese all-karate champion, Tze Chiang (Kurata Yasuaki), along with his Japanese wife, arrives home in Shanghai only to find that the situation there has become intolerable. Now, he is a foreigner in his own land due to a Japanese occupation! Tze Chiang soon discovers that his parents have been murdered by a local Marshall, so the military can use the Chiang's family home as a post.