Quick Facts
Born:
1937-04-11
Birthplace:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Credits:
79 Total Roles
Yūzō Kayama
Acting
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Biography
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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.
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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
Sanjuro
Iori Izaka
Red Beard
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Thunderbolt
Coach Mirakami
The Sword of Doom
Hyoma Utsuki
Yearning
Koji Morita
Two in the Shadow
Shiro Mishima
Chûshingura
Lord Naganori Asano
Japan's Longest Day
Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together MOVIE | Self |
| 2017 | Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown MOVIE | Self |
| 2006 | Rough MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | Nagisa MOVIE | Self |
| 1999 | Messengers MOVIE | Makoto Shimano |
| 1995 | Thunderbolt MOVIE | Coach Mirakami |
| 1990 | As If In Flight TV | Shimazu Nariakira |
| 1984 | The Detective MOVIE | Isao Muramatsu |
| 1984 | Zero MOVIE | Manbei Shimokawa |
| 1981 | Return of the Champ MOVIE | Yūichi Tannuma |