Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Date of Birth:

Apr 11, 1937

Place of Birth:

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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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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filmography:

Good-bye Moscow Good-bye Moscow

1968

Campus A Go-Go Campus A Go-Go

1965

Pride of the Campus Pride of the Campus

1962

Sir Galahad in Campus Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

Red Target Red Target

1972

Born in Sin Born in Sin

1962

Las Vegas Free-For-All Las Vegas Free-For-All

1967

Warring Clans Warring Clans

1963

The Militarists The Militarists

1970

Zero Fighter Zero Fighter

1966

Westward Desperado Westward Desperado

1960

Siege of Fort Bismarck Siege of Fort Bismarck

1963

Man Against Man Man Against Man

1960

Love Forsaken Love Forsaken

1971

The Detective The Detective

1984

My Brother, My Love My Brother, My Love

1968

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

1971

Operation Sewer Rats Operation Sewer Rats

1962

Sun Above, Death Below Sun Above, Death Below

1968

Bullet Wound Bullet Wound

1969

Japan's Longest Day Japan's Longest Day

1967

The Young Ace in Hawaii The Young Ace in Hawaii

1963

Forever With You Forever With You

1966

Blood on the Sea Blood on the Sea

1961

College Champ College Champ

1962

Let's Go! Young Guy Let's Go! Young Guy

1967

Young Challengers Young Challengers

1968

Happiness of Us Alone Happiness of Us Alone

1961

Come Marry Me Come Marry Me

1966

Zero Zero

1984

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

2023

Yearning Yearning

1964

Battle of the Japan Sea Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Different Sons Different Sons

1961

Mount Hakkoda Mount Hakkoda

1977

ESPY ESPY

1974

The Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa

1971

The Sun is Calling You The Sun is Calling You

1963

Futari no Koibito Futari no Koibito

1969

47 Ronin 47 Ronin

1962

Sanjuro Sanjuro

1962

Messengers Messengers

1999

The Crimson Sky The Crimson Sky

1962

Attack Squadron Attack Squadron

1963

The Sword of Doom The Sword of Doom

1966

Blueprint of Murder Blueprint of Murder

1961

Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown

2017

Bravo, Young Guy Bravo, Young Guy

1970

The Young Ace in the South Pacific The Young Ace in the South Pacific

1967

Sanshiro Sugata Sanshiro Sugata

1965

Admiral Yamamoto Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Mount Hakone Mount Hakone

1962

Big Shots Die at Dawn Big Shots Die at Dawn

1961

Thunderbolt Thunderbolt

1995

Arupusu no wakadaishô Arupusu no wakadaishô

1966

Zoku izuko e Zoku izuko e

1967

The Creature Called Man The Creature Called Man

1970

Duel at Fort Ezo Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

Young Guy at Sea Young Guy at Sea

1965

Two in the Shadow Two in the Shadow

1967

Red Beard Red Beard

1965

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