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You Only Live Twice (1967) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli.

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You Only Live Twice (1967)

By Beatrice on Nov 6, 2019 From Flickers in Time

You Only Live Twice Directed by Lewis Gilbert Written by Roald Dahl from a novel by Ian Fleming 1967/UK Eon Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime James Bond: Oh, no. I like sake. Especially when it’s served at the correct temperature: 98.4 degrees fahrenheit like this is. 1967’s Bond en... Read full article


You Only Live Twice (1967, Lewis Gilbert)

on May 31, 2009 From The Stop Button

My wife walked out on You Only Live Twice. She got up and left about forty minutes in. I finished it because I figured forty minutes was halfway and I could make it. It was tough. The film’s memorable because of the beginning, where James Bond dies. It’s an interesting scene, even though... Read full article


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The female leads Mie Hama and Akiko Wakabayashi both appeared in Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (English title: King Kong vs. Godzilla), and Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (English title: What's Up, Tiger Lily?). The latter was a James Bond movie imitation which attracted them to the producers of genuine James Bond movies. A flaw was soon discovered: neither actress knew any English. Wakabayashi was cast as Kissy and Hama as Aki and both were tutored in English. Hama was having too much difficulty with English, so the two actresses swapped roles to give her the role of Kissy, which had fewer lines.
SPECTRE's space capsule was modeled after Gemini 9's Augmented Target Docking Adapter. When it's shroud failed to open it had a look that gave it the nickname "Angry Alligator".
Product placements, brand integrations and promotional tie-ins for this movie include Toyota, particularly the Toyota 2000GT; Stolichnaya Vodka; Sony Electronics, a Sony TV monitor is seen in the Toyota 2000GT; Jack Daniel's Whiskey; Suntory Old Whisky; Rolex Watches, James Bond wears a Rolex Submariner; Dom Perignon Champagne, particularly a Dom Perignon '59; and Martini & Rossi Vermouth.
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