Yūzō Kayama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-04-11 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Yūzō Kayama

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yūzō Kayama (加山 雄三 Kayama Yūzō) is a Japanese popular musician and film star, born on 11 April 1937. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the 1930s. Yuzo Kayama became a big star in the 1960s in the Wakadaishō (Young Guy) film series. He showed his ability for drama when Akira Kurosawa cast him for his 1965 film, Red Beard, starring Toshirō Mifune. Kayama reported that he found the two years spent making this film the most difficult, but proudest work of his life. As a guitarist, he took inspiration from the American instrumental group The Ventures, and performed a form of psychedelic surf music in the 1960s with his Mosrite guitar. One of his best-known instrumentals is "Black Sand Beach". "Kimi to Itsumademo" ("Love Forever"), another of his compositions, sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in 1965. At that point it was the biggest selling disc in the Japanese recording industry's history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yūzō Kayama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • Thunderbolt

    Thunderbolt

  • Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

  • Bravo, Young Guy

    Bravo, Young Guy

  • The Sword of Doom

    The Sword of Doom

  • Young Guy - The Sky is Ours!

    Young Guy - The Sky is Ours!

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

  • Mount Hakkoda

    Mount Hakkoda

  • Admiral Yamamoto

    Admiral Yamamoto

  • Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho

    Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho

  • Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

  • Young Guy - Freshman

    Young Guy - Freshman

  • The Creature Called Man

    The Creature Called Man

  • Love Forsaken

    Love Forsaken

  • Zero

    Zero

  • Izuko e

    Izuko e

  • Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong

    Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong

  • Futari no Koibito

    Futari no Koibito

  • Messengers

    Messengers

  • Circuit-A-Go-Go

    Circuit-A-Go-Go

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • ESPY

    ESPY

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • Young Guy in Rio

    Young Guy in Rio

  • Warring Clans

    Warring Clans

  • Japan's Longest Day

    Japan's Longest Day

  • Forever With You

    Forever With You

  • Young Guy at Sea

    Young Guy at Sea

  • Good-bye Moscow

    Good-bye Moscow

  • Happiness of Us Alone

    Happiness of Us Alone

  • Come Marry Me

    Come Marry Me

  • Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

    Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

  • My Brother, My Love

    My Brother, My Love

  • Bullet Wound

    Bullet Wound

  • Young Ace in the Alps

    Young Ace in the Alps

  • Mount Hakone

    Mount Hakone

  • The Sun is Calling You

    The Sun is Calling You

  • Las Vegas Free-For-All

    Las Vegas Free-For-All

  • Zero Fighter

    Zero Fighter

  • Sir Galahad in Campus

    Sir Galahad in Campus

  • Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

  • College Champ

    College Champ

  • Zoku izuko e

    Zoku izuko e

  • Let's Go! Young Guy

    Let's Go! Young Guy

  • Man Against Man

    Man Against Man

  • Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata

  • Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

  • Blueprint of Murder

    Blueprint of Murder

  • Sun Above, Death Below

    Sun Above, Death Below

  • Red Target

    Red Target

  • Battle of the Japan Sea

    Battle of the Japan Sea

  • Duel at Fort Ezo

    Duel at Fort Ezo

  • Pride of the Campus

    Pride of the Campus

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • Westward Desperado

    Westward Desperado

  • The Young Ace in Hawaii

    The Young Ace in Hawaii

  • The Detective

    The Detective

  • The Crimson Sky

    The Crimson Sky

  • Lovers of Ginza

    Lovers of Ginza

  • The Young Ace in the South Pacific

    The Young Ace in the South Pacific

  • Born in Sin

    Born in Sin

  • Big Shots Die at Dawn

    Big Shots Die at Dawn

  • Campus A Go-Go

    Campus A Go-Go

  • Young Guy in New Zealand

    Young Guy in New Zealand

  • Attack Squadron

    Attack Squadron

  • The Militarists

    The Militarists

  • Operation Sewer Rats

    Operation Sewer Rats

  • Siege of Fort Bismarck

    Siege of Fort Bismarck

  • Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together

    Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together

  • As If In Flight

    As If In Flight

  • The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

  • Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown

    Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown

  • Different Sons

    Different Sons