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),[2] teaches at a private college (the University of Creation, Art, Music & Social Work),[3] is chief advisor to the All Japan Nunchaku League,[4] and in 2004 published a book, Hong Kong Action Star Kōyūroku (香港アクションスター交友録?).[5] He is running karate dojos in Tokyo, Osaka and Hong Kong.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/dvQVAc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akatsuka Makoto", "alternateName": "赤塚真人", "birthDate": "March 19, 1951", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "An actor from Ibaraki Prefecture . Blood type is O type. His often read as " Masato ", but it is " Makoto ". His hobbies include watercolor painting , lyrics , guitar , and Tohoku dialect .
He has appeared in many works directed by Yoji Yamada, including " The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness " and many of the starring works of Ryotaro Sugi.
He died on July 4, 2024 at the age of 73 due to esophageal cancer.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/pXXVE_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bolo Yeung", "alternateName": "杨斯 楊斯", "birthDate": "July 3, 1946", "nationality": "Chinese", "description": "Bolo Yeung was born in China. He began his martial arts training at the age of 10. Growing up he took an interest in bodybuilding. Later he became know as Chinese Hercules after becoming Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding champion. He held the title for ten years. Because of his impressively muscular physique he was chosen for several bad guy movie roles. His first big break came alongside the legendary Bruce Lee in the 1973 movie Enter the Dragon, where he played the role of 'Bolo'.
He is a former Mr Hong Kong Bodybuilding Champion - he won the title in 1967. and held it for ten years. He is also a former Mainland China powerlifting Champion.
Has two sons, Danny & David Yeung, and a daughter Debra.
Bolo currently lives in Monterey Park which is a city in Los Angeles, California.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/B5ozA_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Okazaki Jiro", "alternateName": "岡崎二朗", "birthDate": "December 26, 1943", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kKLdm_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nishikawa Kazutaka", "alternateName": "西川 和孝", "birthDate": "September 9, 1967", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Former Child actor that retired in 1987 when he was 20 years old.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/0wBQKk_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ ]
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