was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1990. He starred in ''

Entotsu no mieru basho , also titled ''Four Chimneys'', is a 1953 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Based on a novel by Rinzō Shiina, ''Where Chimneys Are Seen'' is regarded as one ...

'', which was entered in the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. His son is the singer and actor

Yūzō Kayama is a Japanese popular musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Life and career Son of mid-twentieth century film star Ken Uehara,and actress Yoko Kozakura, ( ja) Kayama graduated from Keio University. Yuzo Kayama signed with Toho and made hi ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Mr. Thank You is a 1936 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu (director), Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on a short story by Nobel Prize for Literature, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Yasunari Kawabata, and noted for its portrayal of G ...

'' (1936) * '' What Did the Lady Forget?'' (1937) * ''

The Munekata Sisters is a 1950 drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Hideko Takamine was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her co ...

'' (1950) * '' Repast'' (1951) * ''

'' (1953) * '' Husband and Wife'' (1953) * ''

Sound of the Mountain is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the novel ''The Sound of the Mountain'' by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata. Plot Shingo, an aging businessman, sees the marriage of his son Shuichi and his daughter-i ...

'' (1954) * ''

Late Chrysanthemums is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It follows four retired geisha and their struggles to make ends meet in post World War II Japan. The film is based on three short stories by female author Fumiko Hayashi. Plot ''Late Chrysa ...

'' (1954) * '' Untamed'' (1957) * ''

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart is a 1957 black and white Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 44 feature films in a career spanning 59 years. The most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki, his film ...

'' (1957) * (1958) * ''

Daughters, Wives and a Mother is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. Plot Sanae, a recent widow and the eldest daughter of a family, returns to her mother, eldest brother and his brother's wife. The family argues over what to do with the money Sanae's husband lef ...

'' (1960) * ''

Mothra is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that first appeared in the 1961 film '' Mothra'', produced and distributed by Toho Studios. Mothra has appeared in several Toho ''tokusatsu'' films, most often as a recurring character in the ''Godzilla'' ...

'' (1961) * '' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) * ''

Gorath is a 1962 Japanese epic science fiction disaster film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is about mankind's efforts to move Earth out of its orbit to prevent it from ...

'' (1962) * ''

Atragon is a 1963 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film produced and distributed by Toho. It is based on ''The Undersea Warship: A Fantastic Tale of Island Adventure'' by Shunrō Oshikawa and ''The Undersea Kingdom'' by Shigeru Komatsuzaki. The film ...

'' (1963) * ''

Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese jidaigeki or period television drama. It is the tenth in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular Jidaigeki dramas in Japan. Former professional Baseball ...

'' (1977, TV) * ''

Edo no Kaze was a Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama. The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the ...

'' (1980, TV) * ''

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where sh ...

'' (1983) * ''Film Actress'' (1987), Himself * ''

Choujinki Metalder is the sixth and shortest entry of the Metal Hero Series franchise, running from March 16, 1987, to January 17, 1988, for only 39 episodes. It was the first series to air on Sundays instead of Mondays. ''Metalder'' bears many similarities to ...

'' (1987, TV), Ryūichirō Koga

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* * 1909 births 1991 deaths Japanese male film actors People from Tokyo Rikkyo University alumni 20th-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub