Acting
Yūzō Kayama
- Titles
- 44movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 1999, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 36top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Happiness of Us Alone84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Warfare4.3average 1.2
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- World War II 3
- Japanese Historical Drama 2
- Warfare 2
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Masterful Direction 2
- Family Drama 2
- Melancholy 2
- Samurai Action 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshitami KuroiwaEditorThe Sword of Doom, Attack Squadron, The Militarists, Zero, Warring Clans, +8 more
Yuriko HoshiActorSir Galahad in Campus, Warring Clans, Man Against Man, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, +6 more
Masaru SatōComposerRed Beard, Sanjuro, The Sword of Doom, Battle of the Japan Sea, Admiral Yamamoto, +6 more
Toshirō MifuneActorRed Beard, Sanjuro, The Sword of Doom, Chûshingura, Battle of the Japan Sea, +5 more
Ichirō ArishimaActorSir Galahad in Campus, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, Campus A Go-Go, Come Marry Me, +4 more
Tatsuyoshi EharaActorRed Beard, Sir Galahad in Campus, Operation Sewer Rats, Pride of the Campus, Campus A Go-Go, +4 more- YYasuo TanamiWriterSir Galahad in Campus, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, Campus A Go-Go, The Young Ace in the South Pacific, +4 more
Machiko NakaActorSir Galahad in Campus, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, Campus A Go-Go, The Young Ace in the South Pacific, +3 more
Kunie TanakaActorOperation Sewer Rats, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, Duel at Fort Ezo, The Young Ace in the South Pacific, +2 more
Chōko IidaActorSir Galahad in Campus, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, The Young Ace in the South Pacific, Young Guy at Sea, +2 more- RRyōzō KasaharaWriterThe Militarists, Zero, Sir Galahad in Campus, The Young Ace in Hawaii, Pride of the Campus, +2 more
Makoto SatōActorChûshingura, Attack Squadron, Admiral Yamamoto, Warring Clans, Operation Sewer Rats, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
461990s
3 titles · average score 63
Messengers (1999)
as Makoto Shimano
63
Thunderbolt (1995)
as Coach Mirakami
As If In Flight (1990)
TV show · as Shimazu Nariakira
1980s
2 titles
Zero (1984)
as Manbei Shimokawa
The Detective (1984)
as Isao Muramatsu
1970s
7 titles · average score 66
The Great Chase (1978)
TV show
66
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
as Captain Kurata
ESPY (1974)
as Hojo
Red Target (1972)
as Akira Hino
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
as Saburota Edo
The Militarists (1970)
as Goro Arai
The Creature Called Man (1970)
as Noboru Toda
1960s
34 titles · average score 76
62
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
as Cmdr. Hirose
75
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as First Lieutenant Ijuin
77
Two in the Shadow (1967)
as Shiro Mishima
78
The Sword of Doom (1966)
as Hyoma Utsuki
82
Red Beard (1965)
as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
72
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
as Sanshiro Sugata
80
Yearning (1964)
as Koji Morita
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Captain Shiro Taki
Warring Clans (1963)
as Ochi Kittan "Batta"
79
Sanjuro (1962)
as Iori Izaka
73
Chûshingura (1962)
as Lord Naganori Asano
Blueprint of Murder (1961)
as Jirô Kusaka