007 - You Only Live Twice

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007 - You Only Live Twice

PG

Released Jun 13, 1967

1h 56m

Action

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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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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

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

Oct 13, 2008

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Variety Staff

Variety

Sean Connery plays 007 with his usual finesse.

Jul 22, 2008

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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

Jul 22, 2008

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

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

Rated: B+

Aug 28, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This one's a lot of fun.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 25, 2021

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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

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Charles

Classic Bond film with a great performance from Sean Connery

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/22

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Daniel C. M

Great action and Connery is still holding on to the character despite looking visibly tired of it. It has great gadgets, but nothing really reaches the levels of grandiose of Thunderball, and the story leaves some to be desired.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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thiago s

Filme bacana, o roteiro é bacaninha, as cenas de ação são bacanas, a história é bacaninha, o elenco é bacaninha, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bons, e as cenas de ação melhoram o filme, com a participação do vilão careca icônico, o Blofeld que foi paródiado pelo mike myers nos 3 filmes do austin powers com o nome de dr. Evil, o filme teve cenas de ação bacanas como cenas de helicóptero vs helicóptero, perseguição de carro, cenas de lutas de 1 vs 1, e outra com o 007 vs vários inimigos, e também a cena da explosão final do filme, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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James P

Underrated, decent & solid 60's Bond flick. Connery in fine form in his 5th outing as 007. Bikini-clad Japanese girls, beautiful locations and a strong villain. What's not to love about You Only Live Twice?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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Obi-wan K

3 stars on a james bond film 🥀

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Liam D

Outside of Donald Pleasence’s iconic and fantastic portrayal of Blofeld and the volcano lair this is one of the most forgettable bond movies with Sean Connery obvious disinterested in playing 007

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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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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