Yūzō Kayama
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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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2559 |
| Birthday | 1937-04-11 |
| Place of Birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Also Known As | Юдзо Каяма, |
1965
Red Beard
8.143/406
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him...
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Red Beard
1962
Sanjuro
7.948/715
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...
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Sanjuro
1962
Chûshingura
7.152/46
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon...
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Chûshingura
1999
Messengers
6.423/13
Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Acc...
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Messengers
1962
The Crimson Sky
9/1
1962 Japanese movie
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The Crimson Sky
1966
The Sword of Doom
7.724/259
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a...
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The Sword of Doom
1963
Attack Squadron
7/3
Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain...
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Attack Squadron
1969
Futari no Koibito
7/1
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Futari no Koibito
1963
The Sun is Calling You
9/1
A man with a dark past comes from Tokyo to the fishing port of Izu, and tries to begin a new life as a fisherman.
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The Sun is Calling You
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
6.5/8
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a...
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Battle of the Japan Sea
1964
Yearning
8.12/71
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly bui...
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Yearning
1961
Different Sons
7/1
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden un...
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Different Sons
1977
Mount Hakkoda
6.625/16
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
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Mount Hakkoda
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
7.821/14
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...
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The Battle of Okinawa
1974
ESPY
5.25/8
The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis...
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ESPY
1961
Blueprint of Murder
6.4/5
Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has...
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Blueprint of Murder
2017
Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown
0/0
Chigasaki is a land of entertainment, which produces many entertainers. Junichi Miyaji is a record collector and promoter of western pop music. Shinic...
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Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown
1970
The Creature Called Man
7.5/2
A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends with an assassin set to kill the man.
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The Creature Called Man
1967
Zoku izuko e
0/0
Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.
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Zoku izuko e
1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
5.833/6
1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's...
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Duel at Fort Ezo
1965
Young Guy at Sea
7.5/2
Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boar...
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Young Guy at Sea
1967
Two in the Shadow
7.745/47
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves,...
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Two in the Shadow
1966
It Started In The Alps
8/2
Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.
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It Started In The Alps
1995
Thunderbolt
6.465/327
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.
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Thunderbolt
1967
Young Guy in the South Pacific
7/1
The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the resc...
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Young Guy in the South Pacific
1970
Bravo, Young Guy
7/2
A film by Katsumi Iwauchi.
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Bravo, Young Guy
1965
Sanshiro Sugata
7.1/10
Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up...
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Sanshiro Sugata
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
8.5/9
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet....
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Admiral Yamamoto
1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn
6.4/5
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and get...
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Big Shots Die at Dawn
1962
Mount Hakone
7/1
Japanese drama.
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Mount Hakone
2023
Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together
8/1
The documentary about how Beatles went popular in Japan and did a concert in Budokan back in 1966.
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Mr. Moonlight: The Beatles Budokan Performance 1966 - A Dream We Had Together
1984
Zero
5.833/6
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movi...
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Zero
1966
Zero Fighter
10/1
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Zero Fighter
1970
The Militarists
7.5/2
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The Militarists
1960
Westward Desperado
6.143/7
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communi...
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Westward Desperado
1963
Siege of Fort Bismarck
7/1
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Siege of Fort Bismarck
1971
Love Forsaken
0/0
The story is about Tomoko and her relationships with three men.
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Love Forsaken
1960
Man Against Man
7/1
Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate...
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Man Against Man
1963
Warring Clans
6.8/15
A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggl...
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Warring Clans
1967
Las Vegas Free-For-All
10/1
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of thei...
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
1965
Campus A Go-Go
8/5
Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. Released alongside Invasion of Astro Monster.
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Campus A Go-Go
1968
Good-bye Moscow
7/1
Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to Moscow with a jazz combo, he falls in with the di...
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Good-bye Moscow
1962
Pride of the Campus
8.333/3
Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing t...
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Pride of the Campus
1961
Sir Galahad in Campus
7/2
The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
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Sir Galahad in Campus
1962
Born in Sin
9/1
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
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Born in Sin
1972
Red Target
6/2
A gunslinger is hired to kill a news photographer. The young ward of the shot photographer discovers the set-up behind the killing - that a laboratory...
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Red Target
1984
The Detective
0/0
Detective Muramatsu's wife, Fusae, is killed by a drug addict. After the criminal climbs to the roof of the house with a hostage, Muramatsu shoots him...
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The Detective
1968
My Brother, My Love
10/1
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My Brother, My Love
1967
Let's Go! Young Guy
7.5/2
College student Yuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuichi has his sights...
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Let's Go! Young Guy
1962
College Champ
7.5/2
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his h...
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College Champ
1968
Young Challengers
8/1
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japa...
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Young Challengers
1961
Happiness of Us Alone
9/6
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and...
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Happiness of Us Alone
1966
Come Marry Me
7/2
Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection despi...
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Come Marry Me
1961
Blood on the Sea
0/0
Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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Blood on the Sea
1966
Forever With You
6.5/2
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Forever With You
1962
Operation Sewer Rats
7/1
Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.
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Operation Sewer Rats
1971
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
0/0
Iwabuchi of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division cooperates with Kubo of the Foreign Affairs Division in re-investigating the c...
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Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1968
Sun Above, Death Below
7.5/2
Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring, and the contract subsequently purchased against him and his employer.
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Sun Above, Death Below
1969
Bullet Wound
8/2
Yuzo Kayama is an American-Japanese operative working for the US to uncover an arms deal between an American seller and Chinese communists, and to tak...
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Bullet Wound
1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
6.5/2
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.
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Young Guy in Hawaii
1967
Japan's Longest Day
7.242/31
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies...
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Japan's Longest Day
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
7/1
The third and final chapter of MP & GI's Toho Trilogy expands the geographical reach of the franchise, taking stars Lucilla You Min and Takarada Akira...
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Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1967
Circuit-A-Go-Go
6/1
Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series
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Circuit-A-Go-Go
1968
Young Guy in Rio
6/1
Yuzo Kayama is captain of the Fencing team and visits Brazil to work in the shipyards with his professor. There he meets his beautiful daughter (Mie N...
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Young Guy in Rio
1969
Young Guy Graduates
6.5/2
Young Guy graduates from University.
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Young Guy Graduates
1969
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
6.5/2
Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand
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Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1970
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
6/1
Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.
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Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1971
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
0/0
Aodaisho finally graduates
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Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1961
Lovers of Ginza
7/1
1961 Japanese movie
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Lovers of Ginza
1966
Izuko e
7/1
Story about an English teacher in a rural town's school.
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Izuko e
1981
Return of the Champ
10/1
A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New Yor...
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Return of the Champ
2006
Rough
4.5/2
A diver on the university team must decide which of her two childhood friends she loves, and they're both on the swim team. High school diver Ami and...
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Rough
2000
Nagisa
7.167/6
Set in the late 60s in a small seaside town, this coming of age drama centres on a young girl named Nagisa. She spends her summer holidays working in...
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Nagisa
1961
The Man from the East
8/1
Kenta (Kayama), a boxer-turned-wandering minstrel becomes involved in a yakuza plot to rid slum dwellers from a piece of land the gangsters wish to de...
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The Man from the East
1964
Fright Time
0/0
A grieving factory worker storms a Tokyo police station, holding a department chief at gunpoint, convinced he killed his girlfriend. When he learns it...
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Fright Time
1965
We Will Remember
10/1
Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front lines, but instead are sent to the Chinese Front.
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We Will Remember
1966
Night in Bangkok
9/1
Shuichi, a young doctor working at a hospital in Bangkok, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy Chinese trader.
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