Yūzō Kayama
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Across changing tastes and formats, Yūzō Kayama has stayed a Japanese actor who has seen the business change around him more than once. Roughly 47 titles carry his name. 'Sanjuro' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Red Beard' counts among the more visible credits.
Yūzō Kayama
46 Movies
1 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Yūzō Kayama has stayed a Japanese actor who has seen the business change around him more than once. Roughly 47 titles carry his name. 'Sanjuro' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Red Beard' counts among the more visible credits.
Movies
Plays Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Red Beard
1965
Plays Coach Mirakami
Thunderbolt
1995
Plays Iori Izaka
Sanjuro
1962
Plays Dr. Higa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Plays Lord Naganori Asano
Chûshingura
1962
Plays Hyoma Utsuki
The Sword of Doom
1966
Plays Cmdr. Hirose
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
Plays First Lieutenant Ijuin
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Plays Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Plays Tamotsu Suyama
Come Marry Me
1966
Plays Koji Morita
Yearning
1964
Plays Hojo
ESPY
1974
Plays Shiro Mishima
Two in the Shadow
1967
Plays Captain Shiro Taki
Attack Squadron
1963
Plays Manbei Shimokawa
Zero
1984
Plays Captain Kurata
Mount Hakkoda
1977
Plays Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
Plays Ochi Kittan "Batta"
Warring Clans
1963
Plays Makoto Shimano
Messengers
1999
Plays Jirô Kusaka
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Plays Akira
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
Plays Jiro
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Plays Yuichi Tanuma (Wakadaisho)
Pride of the Campus
1962
Plays Yuichi Tanuma
Campus A Go-Go
1965
Plays Saburota Edo
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
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Full Filmography
Messengers
Makoto Shimano
1999
Film
Thunderbolt
Coach Mirakami
1995
Film
As If In Flight
Shimazu Nariakira · 48 episodes
1990–
TV
The Detective
Isao Muramatsu
1984
Film
Zero
Manbei Shimokawa
1984
Film
Return of the Champ
Yūichi Tannuma
1981
Film
Mount Hakkoda
Captain Kurata
1977
Film
ESPY
Hojo
1974
Film
Red Target
Akira Hino
1972
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Yūzō Kayama and where are they from?
Yūzō Kayama is 89 years old, born on April 11, 1937 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Yūzō Kayama?
Yūzō Kayama is best known for roles in Sanjuro, Red Beard, Thunderbolt.
How many movies has Yūzō Kayama been in?
Over a 66-year career (since 1960), Yūzō Kayama has appeared in 46 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Yūzō Kayama's first movie?
The career of Yūzō Kayama began with Man Against Man (1960).
What is Yūzō Kayama's most recent movie or series?
Yūzō Kayama's most recent release is Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together, which premiered on January 27, 2023.
What TV shows has Yūzō Kayama appeared in?
On television, Yūzō Kayama has appeared in As If In Flight, The Great Chase, なつかしき海の歌.
Yūzō Kayama
1937-04-11 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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.Yūzō Kayama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia