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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 (80)
Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together
2023
Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown
2017
Rough
2006
Nagisa
2000
Messengers
1999
Thunderbolt
1995
As If In Flight
1990
Zero
1984
The Detective
1984
Return of the Champ
1981
The Great Chase
1978
Mount Hakkoda
1977
ESPY
1974
Red Target
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Love Forsaken
1971
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1971
The Creature Called Man
1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
Bravo, Young Guy
1970
The Militarists
1970
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
Futari no Koibito
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
Bullet Wound
1969
Young Guy Graduates
1969
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Good-bye Moscow
1968
My Brother, My Love
1968
Young Challengers
1968
Sun Above, Death Below
1968
Young Guy in Rio
1968
Zoku izuko e
1967
Two in the Shadow
1967
Young Guy in the South Pacific
1967
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
Let's Go! Young Guy
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Circuit-A-Go-Go
1967
The Sword of Doom
1966
It Started In The Alps
1966
Zero Fighter
1966
Come Marry Me
1966
Forever With You
1966
Izuko e
1966
Night in Bangkok
1966
Red Beard
1965
Young Guy at Sea
1965
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
Campus A Go-Go
1965
We Will Remember
1965
Yearning
1964
Fright Time
1964
Attack Squadron
1963
The Sun is Calling You
1963
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Warring Clans
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963
Sanjuro
1962
Chûshingura
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
Pride of the Campus
1962
Born in Sin
1962
College Champ
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
Different Sons
1961
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
Blood on the Sea
1961
Lovers of Ginza
1961
The Man from the East
1961
Westward Desperado
1960
Man Against Man
1960
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