Yūzō Kayama
| Yūzō Kayama | |
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| Native name | 加山 雄三 |
| Born | (1937-04-11) April 11, 1937 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Website | www.kayamayuzo.com |
Yūzō Kayama (加山 雄三, Kayama Yūzō, born April 11, 1937) is a Japanese popular musician, singer-songwriter and actor. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the mid-twentieth century. 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 starring Toshirō Mifune.
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]
In March 2016, Kayama made a special art piece to commemorate 2,500,000 million downloads for the mobile game Terra Battle, that is featured as the background for the game's title screen.[2]
Contents
1 Filmography
1.1 Films
1.2 Television
2 Family tree
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Daigaku no Wakadaishō | Yuichi Tanuma |
| 1962 | Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki | Asano Naganori |
| 1962 | Ginza no Wakadaishō | Yuichi Tanuma |
| 1962 | Nihon-ichi no Wakadaishō | Yuichi Tanuma |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Iori Izaka |
| 1964 | Yearning | Koji Morita |
| 1965 | Eleki no Wakadaishō | Yuichi Tanuma |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Dr. Noboru Yasumoto |
| 1966 | The Sword of Doom | Hyoma Utsuki[3] |
| 1967 | Scattered Clouds | Shiro Mishima |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest Day | Morio Tateno |
| 1968 | Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku | First Lieutenant Ijuin |
| 1971 | Battle of Okinawa | |
| 1974 | ESPY | Houjo |
| 1977 | Mount Hakkoda | Captain Kurata |
| 1995 | Thunderbolt | Coach Murakami |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975~1981 | Edo no Kaze | Chiaki Joenosuke |
| 1978 | Daitsuiseki | |
| 1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Shimazu Nariakira |
| 2009 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo | Himself |
Family tree
| Iwakura Tomomi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iwakura Tomosada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iwakura Tomoaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yōko Kozakura | Ken Uehara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yūzō Kayama | Megumi Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nobuhiro Ikehata | Tetsuo Yamashita | Mayuko Azusa | Emi Ikehata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2014)
References
^ ab Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 0-214-20512-6..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 「Terra Battle Download Starter」2.5mil DL Kayama, Yuzo Interview
^ Stuart Galbraith IV (May 16, 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
External links
- Official website
Yuzo Kayama on IMDb
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