Yūzō Kayama

April 11, 1937(89 years old)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan|Acting

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

Movies (77)

Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together
8.0

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

2023

Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown

Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown

2017

Rough
5.0

Rough

2006

Nagisa
7.2

Nagisa

2000

Messengers
6.4

Messengers

1999

Thunderbolt
6.5

Thunderbolt

1995

The Detective

The Detective

1984

Zero
5.8

Zero

1984

Return of the Champ
10.0

Return of the Champ

1981

Mount Hakkoda
6.6

Mount Hakkoda

1977

ESPY
5.4

ESPY

1974

Red Target
6.0

Red Target

1972

The Battle of Okinawa
7.8

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

Love Forsaken

Love Forsaken

1971

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

1971

Young Guy, the Ace Rider

Young Guy, the Ace Rider

1971

The Militarists
7.5

The Militarists

1970

Get Your Sky, Young Guy
6.0

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

1970

Bravo, Young Guy
7.0

Bravo, Young Guy

1970

The Creature Called Man
7.5

The Creature Called Man

1970

Duel at Fort Ezo
5.8

Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

Bullet Wound
8.0

Bullet Wound

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea
6.5

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Young Guy on Mt. Cook
6.5

Young Guy on Mt. Cook

1969

Futari no Koibito
7.0

Futari no Koibito

1969

Young Guy Graduates
6.5

Young Guy Graduates

1969

Sun Above, Death Below
7.5

Sun Above, Death Below

1968

Young Challengers
8.0

Young Challengers

1968

My Brother, My Love
10.0

My Brother, My Love

1968

Admiral Yamamoto
8.5

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Young Guy in Rio
6.0

Young Guy in Rio

1968

Good-bye Moscow
7.0

Good-bye Moscow

1968

Circuit-A-Go-Go
6.0

Circuit-A-Go-Go

1967

Two in the Shadow
7.7

Two in the Shadow

1967

Japan's Longest Day
7.3

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Young Guy in the South Pacific
7.0

Young Guy in the South Pacific

1967

Las Vegas Free-For-All
10.0

Las Vegas Free-For-All

1967

Zoku izuko e

Zoku izuko e

1967

Let's Go! Young Guy
7.5

Let's Go! Young Guy

1967

Come Marry Me
7.0

Come Marry Me

1966

Forever With You
6.5

Forever With You

1966

Zero Fighter
10.0

Zero Fighter

1966

It Started In The Alps
8.0

It Started In The Alps

1966

Night in Bangkok
9.0

Night in Bangkok

1966

Izuko e
7.0

Izuko e

1966

The Sword of Doom
7.7

The Sword of Doom

1966

Campus A Go-Go
8.0

Campus A Go-Go

1965

We Will Remember
10.0

We Will Remember

1965

Young Guy at Sea
7.5

Young Guy at Sea

1965

Sanshiro Sugata
7.1

Sanshiro Sugata

1965

Red Beard
8.1

Red Beard

1965

Fright Time

Fright Time

1964

Yearning
8.1

Yearning

1964

The Sun is Calling You
9.0

The Sun is Calling You

1963

Young Guy in Hawaii
6.5

Young Guy in Hawaii

1963

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
7.0

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong

1963

Siege of Fort Bismarck
7.0

Siege of Fort Bismarck

1963

Warring Clans
6.8

Warring Clans

1963

Attack Squadron
7.0

Attack Squadron

1963

Born in Sin
9.0

Born in Sin

1962

Chûshingura
7.1

Chûshingura

1962

Mount Hakone
7.0

Mount Hakone

1962

College Champ
7.5

College Champ

1962

Operation Sewer Rats
7.0

Operation Sewer Rats

1962

The Crimson Sky
9.0

The Crimson Sky

1962

Pride of the Campus
8.3

Pride of the Campus

1962

Sanjuro
8.0

Sanjuro

1962

Different Sons
7.0

Different Sons

1961

Blood on the Sea

Blood on the Sea

1961

Sir Galahad in Campus
7.0

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

Big Shots Die at Dawn
6.4

Big Shots Die at Dawn

1961

The Man from the East
8.0

The Man from the East

1961

Happiness of Us Alone
9.0

Happiness of Us Alone

1961

Lovers of Ginza
7.0

Lovers of Ginza

1961

Blueprint of Murder
6.4

Blueprint of Murder

1961

Westward Desperado
6.1

Westward Desperado

1960

Man Against Man
7.0

Man Against Man

1960

TV Shows (3)