Portrait of Yūzō Kayama

Acting

Yūzō Kayama

Career

Active from 1960 to 1999, busiest in 1961 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sanjuro
Sanjuro
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yūzō Kayama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • World War II 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Warfare 2
  • Samurai Action 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2
  • Feudal Japan 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
愛のホットライン
愛のホットライン

TV show

1990s

3 titles · average score 64
Messengers
Messengers (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Makoto Shimano

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Coach Mirakami

As If In Flight
As If In Flight (1990)

TV show · as Shimazu Nariakira

1980s

3 titles
Zero
Zero (1984)

as Manbei Shimokawa

The Detective
The Detective (1984)

as Isao Muramatsu

Return of the Champ
Return of the Champ (1981)

as Yūichi Tannuma

1970s

9 titles · average score 67
The Great Chase
The Great Chase (1978)

TV show

Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Captain Kurata

なつかしき海の歌
なつかしき海の歌 (1975)

TV show

ESPY
ESPY (1974)

as Hojo

Red Target
Red Target (1972)

as Akira Hino

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Higa

The Creature Called Man
The Creature Called Man (1970)

as Noboru Toda

Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)

as Saburota Edo

The Militarists
The Militarists (1970)

as Goro Arai

1960s

35 titles · average score 77
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cmdr. Hirose

Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as First Lieutenant Ijuin

Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shiro Mishima

The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hyoma Utsuki

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto

Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sanshiro Sugata

Yearning
Yearning (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

as Koji Morita

Attack Squadron
Attack Squadron (1963)

as Captain Shiro Taki

Warring Clans
Warring Clans (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ochi Kittan "Batta"

Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Iori Izaka

Chûshingura
Chûshingura (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lord Naganori Asano

Big Shots Die at Dawn
Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)

as Jiro