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007 - You Only Live Twice

Play trailer Poster for 007 - You Only Live Twice PG Released Jun 13, 1967 1h 56m Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecrafts go missing, leaving each superpower believing the other is to blame. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, British intelligence learns that one of the crafts has landed in the Sea of Japan. After faking his own death, secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to investigate. In Japan, he's aided by Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) and the beautiful Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), who help him uncover a sinister global conspiracy.
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With exotic locales, impressive special effects, and a worthy central villain, You Only Live Twice overcomes a messy and implausible story to deliver another memorable early Bond flick.

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TIME Magazine There have been so many flamboyant imitations that the original looks like a copy. Oct 13, 2008 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Sean Connery plays 007 with his usual finesse. Jul 22, 2008 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Tired, poorly paced Bond from 1967, with Sean Connery displaying his discontent. Jul 22, 2008 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn You Only Live Twice is easily one of the cleanest and most well-built Bond films. Rated: B+ Aug 28, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy This one's a lot of fun. Rated: 3/4 Sep 25, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The special effects aren't as visually pleasing as one might hope for, with many of the stunts clearly designed to be performed by actors in front of greenscreens. Rated: 4/10 Aug 27, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles Classic Bond film with a great performance from Sean Connery Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/22 Full Review Andrew A Beautiful shots, many scenes pleasing to the eye. Lewis Gilbert does a fantastic job of capturing the beauty of the late 1960’s groove. However, the story falls flat in the final act. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Lucas t Better than Thunderball. 7.2/10. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 As much as I love the look of this film, You Only Live Twice is plagued by tiredness and a sluggish pace despite how gorgeously outlandish this film can sometimes be. It's James Bond by way of Gerry Anderson, with plenty of gadgetry-laden action, pure spectacle and fantastic model work; it's a real shame then that in a film with so many spectacular set pieces, the downtime is so disinteresting, lacking the wit and zip, the pacing and punch of its predecessors. Roald Dahl's screenplay is implausibly mechanical if somewhat inspired, although the less said about the Japanese transformation... the better. Connery is doing the script no favours as he looks like he simply doesn't want to be there and the film's treatment of its Japanese cast is unforgivably shallow, seriously why dub the legendary Tetsurō Tamba when the man already spoke perfectly adequate English? Donald Pleasence is one of the film's saving graces, a clear professional throughout and delivering such an iconic performance. Between Lewis Gilbert's direction, Freddie Young's photography, Ken Adam's amazing sets and Barry's oriental brass score, it's a real shame that You Only Live Twice fumbles in its storytelling department, given how much everything else in this film works leaving the visuals and music do a lot of the heavy lifting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review James B One might conclude that a volcano base housing space rockets is an apt metaphor for the apocalyptic stakes at the heart of this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Tony S A thin plot makes this the worst Bond movie yet. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecrafts go missing, leaving each superpower believing the other is to blame. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, British intelligence learns that one of the crafts has landed in the Sea of Japan. After faking his own death, secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to investigate. In Japan, he's aided by Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) and the beautiful Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), who help him uncover a sinister global conspiracy.
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Producer
Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman
Screenwriter
Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Harold Jack Bloom
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Danjaq Productions, EON Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 13, 1967, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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