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13 June 1967 (USA) moreTagline:
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond morePlot:
Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(18 articles)
'Welcome To Japan, Mr. Cruise": Tom Was Japanese In Former Life Says Japan's New First Lady (From CinemaRetro. 3 September 2009, 8:19 AM, PDT)
The Blu-Ray Review: Goldfinger (1964)
(From The Hollywood News. 2 September 2009, 5:06 AM, PDT)
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This one belongs to Ken Adam more (201 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | James Bond | |
| Akiko Wakabayashi | ... | Aki | |
| Mie Hama | ... | Kissy | |
| Tetsurô Tanba | ... | Tiger Tanaka (as Tetsuro Tanba) | |
| Teru Shimada | ... | Mr. Osato | |
| Karin Dor | ... | Helga Brandt | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Blofeld | |
| Bernard Lee | ... | 'M' | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Miss Moneypenny | |
| Desmond Llewelyn | ... | 'Q' | |
| Charles Gray | ... | Henderson | |
| Tsai Chin | ... | Ling, Chinese Girl in Hong Kong | |
| Peter Fanene Maivia | ... | Car Driver | |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | Spectre 3 | |
| Michael Chow | ... | Spectre 4 |
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117 minCountry:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Ireland:PG | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (re-rating) | West Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | UK:PG (tv rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1994)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When Bond is setting off the self-destruct for the "pirate" spacecraft, the timer is not synchronized between the two different camera angles. In the first camera angle, it starts off, counting, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24. It then cuts to a different camera angle, and it counts, 14, 13, 12. It then goes back to the original camera angle, and it counts, 24, 23. It then goes back to the other camera angle, and finally counts down, 12, 11, 10, 9... moreQuotes:
[first lines]Astronaut - 1st American Spacecraft: Calling CapCom. CapCom, this is Jupiter 16. Do you give a go for fourth orbit.
Houston CapCom: CapCom to Jupiter 16. Can you confirm O2 pressure is within limit.
Astronaut - 1st American Spacecraft: Roger. Everything looks good in the environmental control system.
Houston CapCom: Okay. Everything looks good from here. You have a go for fourth orbit.
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Bond sent for Little Nellie and her father. What was Little Nellie's father?
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This one is a triumph for Ken Adam's sets. The volcano base is the most memorable feature of the film. Oh, the story is fun and the gadgets are cool, but those sets really sell the film. They would inspire countless imitations and variations throughout the years.
Finally, we get to see Bloefeld, and it's a bit of a letdown. Donald Pleasance is a fine actor, but he's not quite supervillain material; more of the serial killer variety, in the mold of Peter Lorre. Still, he is by far the superior on-screen version.
The Japanese cast are all outstanding. Special mention should be made of Peter Maivia, grandfather of Dwayne Johson, aka The Rock. He and the stuntmen create a brutal fight scene, second only to the train fight in FRWL, although this is perhaps more inventive.
As for gadgets, outside of the jetpack from Thundrball and Goldfinger's Aston Martin, Little Nellie is the coolest ride. The aerial scenes are spectacular and are one of the highpoints of the whole series.
This film really marks the end of the ultra-cool Bond films. After this, they tend to go down in quality, taken as a whole. Some have better stories and villains, some have better stunts, but they are never the complete package that the earlier films were. Still, this one (along with Goldfinger and Thunderball) would inspire every spy work that would follow; from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. to Our Man Flint, Marvel Comics' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.e.L.D., to the X-Men. Everyone stole an idea from here.