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Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

  • TV Movie
  • 1967
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
93
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Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967)
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A made-for-television promotional documentary for the release of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967) featuring clips from the earlier 007 movies.A made-for-television promotional documentary for the release of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967) featuring clips from the earlier 007 movies.A made-for-television promotional documentary for the release of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967) featuring clips from the earlier 007 movies.

  • Director
    • Daniel Davis
  • Writer
    • Edwin Apfel
  • Stars
    • Patrick Allen
    • Desmond Llewelyn
    • Lois Maxwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Davis
    • Writer
      • Edwin Apfel
    • Stars
      • Patrick Allen
      • Desmond Llewelyn
      • Lois Maxwell
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Desmond Llewelyn
    Desmond Llewelyn
    • Q
    Lois Maxwell
    Lois Maxwell
    • Miss Moneypenny
    Kate O'Mara
    Kate O'Mara
    • Moneypenny's assistant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Daniel Davis
    • Writer
      • Edwin Apfel
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    4pirromountstudios

    Did Ed Wood Make This???

    Ok, hear me out on this one. I honestly believe that Ed Wood made this and I'll tell you why? First of all, it is primarily made of already existing footage, an Ed Wood tradition. Next, there is a lot of bad looping of dialog over unrelated footage, another Wood tradition. Third, the performances of Lois Maxwell and Desmond Llewelyn are hideously stilted and poorly directed. Fourth, the dialog they have is derivative and extremely Ed Wood like, and finally the director credited is Daniel Davis, which is the name Wood used as an alias as the actor in 'Glen or Glenda.'

    Now how could Ed Wood have worked his way into the Eon universe? Well, he was quite a hustler, and managed to get people to go along with his crazy schemes. I submit that he somehow approached Saltzman and Broccoli and, using his alias, convinced them to let him make this promo. Now granted, there is no information out there to concur with my theory, but if you watch this show you will smell Ed Wood's fingerprints all over it.
    7elo-equipamentos

    Moneypenny and Q Reminicences!!

    Delightfull documentary where Moneypenny and Q acting around reminiscences through the past, narrated by Patrick Allen and with a clever screenplay which turn a enjoyable look inside all gorgeous bond's girls and about to came in a new Bond movie in Japan, there's a disguised woman who wonder became a definitive Bond's wife, interesting and funny!!

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    First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7
    Eric-62-2

    A Valuable "Lost" Performance Of Lois Maxwell and Desmond Llewelyan

    I couldn't disagree more with the previous reviewer. For one thing, he needs to remember that back then, a clip show like this was pretty much your only way to see the great moments of previous Bond films in that long ago age when you couldn't own your own copy of the film. So the special has to be seen for what it was in an era we can't comprehend today. But the real joy of this program is seeing the new wraparound material of Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny and Desmond Llewelyan as Q as they set up the clips. As these two people appeared in more Bond films than anyone else and whose continuity from one era to the next always acted as a comfortable anchor for the series as Connery gave way to Moore (with Llewelyan enduring all the way to the Brosnan era), it's precious to see new material of them in these beloved roles. Lois gets more to do here than she did in the series collectively and Llewelyan gets a chance to rail about the damage done to his precious gadgets in the previous films, and they both manage to make it natural extensions of how they played the characters in the film. The one thing we could have done without was the silly bit about the unknown actress who wants to become Mrs. Bond. This was a leftover gimmick from when "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was going to be the next film until it was decided to reverse the sequence.

    Give this a look in the Blu-Ray supplements and skip through the clips if you must but enjoy the new material with two old and familiar friends who are dearly missed by all Bond fans.

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    • Trivia
      The subplot involving an actress trying to win the role of Bond's wife in a film version of On Her Majesty's Secret Service references the fact that OHMSS was originally scheduled to be the Bond film released in 1967 but You Only Live Twice was produced instead.
    • Goofs
      The throwing stars that had just been embedded in the target are missing when Q then shoots the same target with the rocket gun.
    • Quotes

      Tiger Tanaka: [To James Bond] Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond.

    • Connections
      Features Dr. No (1962)

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Welcome to Japan, Mister Bond
    • Production company
      • United Artists Television
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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