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Yūzō Kayama, born on April 11, 1937, is a renowned Japanese musician and film star. He is the son of Ken Uehara, a film star from the 1930s. Kayama rose to fame in the 1960s with his role in the Wakadaishō (Young Guy) film series. He showcased his dramatic talent when Akira Kurosawa cast him in the 1965 film "Red Beard," alongside Toshirō Mifune, a project he described as both the most challenging and the proudest of his career. As a guitarist, Kayama drew inspiration from the American instrumental group The Ventures, performing a style of psychedelic surf music in the 1960s with his Mosrite guitar. Among his notable works is the instrumental "Black Sand Beach," and his composition "Kimi to Itsumademo" ("Love Forever") sold over two million copies, earning a gold disc in 1965 and becoming the biggest selling disc in the history of the Japanese recording industry at that time.

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