Mr. Kuroda was born in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, Japan on 1946. He is a karate master, proficient in aikido and judo. He is a frequent visitor in the film circles of Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Debut 1968, I played samurai action movies in Japan in the early days, all of which were supporting roles. He left Japan on 1970 for Taiwan Province province, China.
197 1 starred in "Little Boxing Champion" with Morphy, which was quite successful. At that time, he didn't speak Mandarin very well, and he studied Mandarin while filming in Taiwan Province Province. The following year, in 1972, Morphy co-starred in Fang Shiyu.
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/972, he joined Hong Kong Xiao and co-starred with Tommy Tam in two plays, Bad Guy and Four Horsemen.
/kloc-joined Jiahe at the end of 0/972 and participated in many films. The first time was directed by Bruce Lee's "Kirin Palm". Later, he met Liang Xiaolong through the introduction of friends. At that time, Liang Xiaolong was a martial arts finger, and he was not very famous. Baozhao Kurata strongly recommended Liang Xiaolong to Wu Siyuan, the great director, and made them appear in some classic kung fu films, such as Tiger Down the Mountain, Teacher Extinction, Dragon and Tiger Crossing the Rivers and Lakes, and The Godfather of Hong Kong, and became good brothers with Liang Xiaolong in acting, including Yuen San Wong.
From 65438 to 0973, he became famous overnight in Southeast Asia. He was the first Japanese kung fu superstar to become popular in Hong Kong. At that time, many large Japanese film studios invited him to participate in film performances.
From 1973 to 1976, he performed seven or eight Japanese action films in his own country, Japan, and cooperated with Sonny Chiba, a Japanese action superstar at that time. The ratings in Hongkong, Japan and Taiwan Province are quite high, and Mr. Chiba's international reputation at that time was as good as that in Bruce Lee.
In the late 1970s, Mr. Kurata came to Shaw Company, then known as Oriental Hollywood. At this time, Mr. Kurata's qualification status is very old, and he can film for any company. He is a free man and has no contract mode.
In 1978, he co-starred with Liu Jiahui, a newcomer to Shaw, as a Japanese samurai in China Husband. 1979 There was a penalty and a fight with Jeet Kune Do. The so-called Jeet Kune Do champion is still far from Bruce Lee, and the main attraction is Mr. Kurata.
In the early 1980s, 1982 co-starred with Liang Jiaren in Huo Yuanjia, playing the role of Japanese boxer Huo Yuanjia. In the end, the battle was wonderful, and everyone felt heroic when they died. People felt the spirit of Japanese Bushido, and 1983 co-starred with Samuel Hui and Mai Jia in The Best Partner, which witnessed this era.
In the mid-1980s, he co-starred with Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and others in Lucky Star in Summer 1985. After that, he went on to appear in many action movies. Over the years, he has acted in more than 90 films and cooperated with most big-name stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
With the growth of age, martial arts films gradually decreased, and he slowly changed his behind-the-scenes route, directed several films and returned to Japan to shoot many TV dramas.
In the 1990s, he took photos whenever he got a chance, because he was very dedicated. No matter he is a kung fu star in the sixties and seventies, he can keep a good friendship with him.
In the 1990s, he didn't appear in many films, the most classic of which was Jet Li's version of Hero of Jason Wu from 65438 to 0994.