Yūzō Kayama
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| Yūzō Kayama | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 加山 雄三 |
| Born | April 11, 1937 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Website | www |
Yūzō Kayama (加山 雄三 Kayama Yūzō?, born April 11, 1937) is a Japanese popular musician and film star. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the 1930s. Yuzo Kayama became a 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 (赤ひげ Akahige?), starring Toshirō Mifune. Kayama reported that he found the two years spent making this film the most difficult, but proudest work of his life.[citation needed]
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.[1] At that point it was the biggest selling disc in the Japanese recording industry's history.[1]
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Daigaku no Wakadaishō | 1961 | Yuichi Tanuma |
| Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki | 1962 | |
| Ginza no Wakadaishō | 1962 | Yuichi Tanuma |
| Nihon-ichi no Wakadaishō | 1962 | Yuichi Tanuma |
| Sanjuro | 1962 | |
| Yearning | 1964 | Koji Morita |
| Eleki no Wakadaishō | 1965 | Yuichi Tanuma |
| Red Beard | 1965 | |
| The Sword of Doom | 1966 | Hyoma Utsuki[2] |
| Scattered Clouds | 1967 | |
| Daitsuiseki (TV) | 1978 |
Family tree
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