007 - You Only Live Twice

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007 - You Only Live Twice

PG

1967

1h 56m

Action

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During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecraft 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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Critics Consensus

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

10/13/2008

There have been so many flamboyant imitations that the original looks like a copy.

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Variety Staff

Variety

07/22/2008

Sean Connery plays 007 with his usual finesse.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

07/22/2008

Tired, poorly paced Bond from 1967, with Sean Connery displaying his discontent.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

08/28/2022

B+

You Only Live Twice is easily one of the cleanest and most well-built Bond films.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

09/25/2021

3/4

This one's a lot of fun.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

08/27/2020

4/10

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.

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Charles

08/31/2022

Classic Bond film with a great performance from Sean Connery

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Garry A

@heavyg Jan 11

Why does everyone do a summersault after they get hit? Not much to say. It's got the usual fight scenes, gadgets, and things blowing up.

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Ed B.

@EdLee Jan 1

You only live twice has 007 in Japan. Bond is trying to find where missile location is that’s been causing mayhem to US & USSR Space missions. No surprise SPECTRE Behind the mayhem. This installment has ninjas, piranhas and a fantastic dog fight with 007 in his gadget filled little Nelly helicopter. Another great installment that doesn’t lack in fast paced and suspenseful action.

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Ray C

Dec 31

The plot is a bit messy and it features some undeniably controversial elements but You Only Live Twice is still a fun early Bond adventure.

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Frank D.

@Fdirr201 Dec 24

Love the funny lines. For a couple of examples “ I give you the best duck” or “Bon Apetit “ Iconic villain

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Yaaron R

@KompetenterMedi Dec 9

An agent who lives only by luck You Only Live Twice shows once again how much the early Bond films rely on chance rather than skill. The female roles are poorly written, their dialogue is virtually non-existent, and the portrayal of Japanese characters is unpleasantly stereotypical. The action also falls short of expectations. Although the fights are somewhat better staged than before, Bond remains a problem as a character because he constantly falls into traps and only survives thanks to plot armour. The final big fight scene relies on volume rather than substance, and SPECTRE once again seems implausible because loyalty and strategy are replaced by indiscriminate violence. The result is an immature film that undermines the myth of the capable agent more clearly than ever before.

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Synopsis

During the Cold War, American and Russian spacecraft 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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