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You Only Live Twice

  • 19671967
  • PGPG
  • 1h 57m
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6.8/10
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Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
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James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
IMDb RATING
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112K
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    • Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers
    • Harold Jack Bloom(additional story material by)
    • Roald Dahl(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Akiko Wakabayashi
    • Mie Hama
    • Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers
    • Harold Jack Bloom(additional story material by)
    • Roald Dahl(screenplay by)
    • Ian Fleming(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Akiko Wakabayashi
    • Mie Hama
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 375User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Sean Connery and Mie Hama in You Only Live Twice (1967)
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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • James Bond
    Akiko Wakabayashi
    Akiko Wakabayashi
    • Aki
    Mie Hama
    Mie Hama
    • Kissy
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Tiger Tanaka
    • (as Tetsuro Tamba)
    Teru Shimada
    Teru Shimada
    • Mr. Osato
    Karin Dor
    Karin Dor
    • Helga Brandt
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Blofeld
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • 'M'
    Lois Maxwell
    Lois Maxwell
    • Miss Moneypenny
    Desmond Llewelyn
    Desmond Llewelyn
    • 'Q'
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Henderson
    Tsai Chin
    Tsai Chin
    • Chinese Girl - Hong Kong
    Peter Fanene Maivia
    Peter Fanene Maivia
    • Car Driver
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Spectre 3
    Michael Chow
    Michael Chow
    • Spectre 4
    Ronald Rich
    • Blofeld's Bodyguard
    Jeanne Roland
    Jeanne Roland
    • Bond's Masseuse
    David Toguri
    • Assassin in Bedroom
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Writers
      • Harold Jack Bloom(additional story material by)
      • Roald Dahl(screenplay by)
      • Ian Fleming(novel) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The henchman Bond fights in Osato's office was played by Samoan pro wrestler "The High Chief" Peter Fanene Maivia, grandfather of "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson.
    • Goofs
      After a 4 hour hike to the top of the crater with no backpack, Bond pulls out a full suction cup apparatus set up. How did he ever know to bring this, not knowing there was anything inside the crater?
    • Quotes

      Blofeld: ...You made a mistake, my friend. No astronaut would enter the capsule carrying his air conditioner. Let's see who he is.

      [the guards remove 007's helmet]

      Blofeld: James Bond. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld. They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong.

      James Bond: Yes, this is my second life.

      Blofeld: You only live twice, Mr. Bond.

      James Bond: [DELETED LINE] Well, they say twice is the only way to live.

    • Crazy credits
      THE END of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE but James Bond will be back ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    • Alternate versions
      The Ultimate Edition reinserts some additional brief scenes that were omitted from early video versions and English broadcasts. Missing brief scenes were:
      • 1) Tiger shows Bond the rocket guns.
      • 2) A ninja cuts the arms off the 'hay man'.
      • 3) A ninja throws shooting stars.
      • 4) An assassin attempts to kill Bond by a spike out of the pole.
      • 5) Tiger's throw of the stars at Blofeld's arm is longer.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      You Only Live Twice
      Music by John Barry

      Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

      Performed by Nancy Sinatra

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    9/10
    Welcome to Japan Mr Bond
    You Only Live Twice is pure Comic Book entertaiment. James Bond is very much the superhero character he was in Goldfinger, and every scene is like a panel in a Comic Book and filled with entertaining excitement. In truth, it is though the feel and style that was vibrant throughout Goldfinger [1964] leapfrogged the dull Thunderball [1965] and found it's way to Japan. Twice is a beautiful looking and sounding addition to the Bond movies, and one is glad Sean Connery didn't really resign from the role of Bond and did indeed Live Twice.

    By jettisoning most of Ian Flemmings original story You Only Live Twice, in wich an amnesiac Bond Hunts down Blofeld in Japanese castles, Broccoli and Saltzman have ridden themselves of the same problem evident in Thunderball : Slow Movement, Uninterested Audiences. Thunderball may have been a success, but this was probably due to the Bondmania wich raged through the mid sixties like a giant inferno. Luckily for the fans of the eye popping spectacles the Bond series is famous for, You Only Live Twice contains no such problems of dreary moments of boardom. In its place we have a Space Age actioneer written by childrens author Roald Dahl, and an entertaining and swift director in Lewis Gilbert, who seems more suited to Bond than any director yet.

    It has been said before, but the real star of the show is Ken Adams sets. His wondefull Volcano set wich Blofeld uses is one of the most memorable in Cinema history. Add to this the Japanese sets, the Submarines [M's Offices], Tanaka's Lair, and the real sense of Japanese authenticy. Adam deserves an Oscar for this movie alone. For his total contributions to Bond and other movies, there is no Award yet created.

    Donald Pleasence makes a very creepy Blofeld. He is perhaps the ultimate Blofeld. His scenes with the other cast members show the complete acting skills of a fine actor. Twice also contains one of Desmonde Lywellyn's funniest performances as Q,and one of Q's finest creations, the Little Nellie Helicopter. Little Nellie is every Bond fans dreams, personally i think it would be lovely to soar above rural England in Nellie, let alone Japan! Some guys have all the luck! Twice also has one of John Barry's most beautiful themes,and songs sung by Nancie Sinatra.

    The only real let down this time is Sean Connery. He makes any Bond film look good, but this time doesn't look as though he is enjoying himself all that much. This is a petty bacause Twice itself is a very impressive and enjoyable Bond movie, with some of the best sets, Action sequences and Acting in the entire series.
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    • "You Only Live Twice" marks the first on-screen appearance of the villain Blofeld (played by actor Donald Pleasance) in which we can see his face. Every Bond film after this in which Blofeld appears features a different actor playing 007's nemesis. Why didn't they have the same actor play Blofeld throughout the series?
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      • June 13, 1967 (United States)
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    • Filming locations
      • Mount Shinmu-dake, Kirishima-Yaku National Park, Kagoshima, Japan
    • Production company
      • Eon Productions
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
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