Kihachi Okamoto
is a Japanese popular musician, singer-songwriter and actor. His father, Ken Uehara, was a film star during the mid-twentieth century. Kayama graduated from Keio University. Yuzo Kayama signed with Toho and made his film debut with "Otoko tai Otoko" directed by Senkichi Taniguchi in 1960. He was cast in leading role in the 1960 film "Dokuritsu Gurentai Nishie" directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Kayama rose to stardom in the 1960s in the "Wakadaishō" ("Young Guy") film series.