"was released in 1962, and Bond's personality was somewhat skewed towards the screen persona rather than simply to Fleming himself; Sean Connery's filmic depiction of Bond affected the book version, with ""You Only Live Twice"" giving Bond a sense of humour and Scottish antecedents that were not present in the previous stories, although Fleming himself was part Scottish. Correspondence dating back to 1960 shows that Fleming contacted a Scottish nobleman to help develop Bond's family history, in particular seeking a Scottish ""Bond"" family line. Fleming's first trip to Japan was as part of the ""Thrilling Cities"" trip undertaken for ""The"
"in Switzerland, England, and Portugal from October 1968 to May 1969. Although its cinema release was not as lucrative as its predecessor ""You Only Live Twice"", ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" was still one of the top performing films of the year. Critical reviews upon release were mixed, but the film's reputation has improved greatly over time. In Portugal, James Bond – agent 007, sometimes referred to simply as '007' – saves a woman on the beach from committing suicide by drowning, and later meets her again in a casino. The woman, Contessa Teresa ""Tracy"" di Vicenzo, invites Bond to"
"the $10.3 million it took to make ""You Only Live Twice"". Principal photography began in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, on 21 October 1968, with the first scene shot being an aerial view of Bond climbing the stairs of Blofeld's mountain retreat. The scenes were shot atop the now-famous revolving restaurant Piz Gloria, located atop the Schilthorn near the village of Mürren. The location was found by production manager Hubert Fröhlich after three weeks of location scouting in France and Switzerland. The Swiss filming ended up running 56 days over schedule. In March 1969 production moved to England, with London's"
"You Only Live Twice (song) ""You Only Live Twice"", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and lush harmonies from French horns. It is considered by some to be among the best James Bond theme songs, and has become one of Nancy Sinatra's best known hits. Shortly after Barry's production, Sinatra's producer"
"identity of Bond's bride. ""You Only Live Twice"" premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. It was the first premiere of a James Bond film that Queen Elizabeth II attended. The film grossed $43 million in the United States and over $111 million worldwide. Critical response today is mostly positive, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 71% approval rating based on 45 reviews with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""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"
"hiding in Switzerland in the guise of the Comte Balthazar de Bleuchamp and Bond defeats his vindictive plans to destroy Britain's agricultural economy. In the final sequence of the novel, Blofeld gets revenge by murdering Bond's new wife, Tracy. In ""You Only Live Twice"", published in 1964, Blofeld returns and Bond finds him hiding in Japan under the alias Dr. Guntram Shatterhand. He has once again changed his appearance. He has put on some muscle, and has a gold-capped tooth, a fully healed nose, and a drooping grey mustache. Bond describes Blofeld on their confrontation as being ""a big man,"
"Karin Dor Karin Dor (born Kätherose Derr; 22 February 1938 – 6 November 2017) was a German actress who became known in the late-1960s as a Bond girl in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967). Dor was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. She starred in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967) and the Alfred Hitchcock movie ""Topaz"" (1969). She appeared in German movies adapted from the works of Edgar Wallace (Krimis from Kriminalfilm) and Karl May. These two film series were mainly directed by Harald Reinl, her first husband. In 2008, she was in a"
"You Only Live Twice (novel) You Only Live Twice is the eleventh novel (and twelfth book) in Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom on 26 March 1964 and sold out quickly. The book holds the distinction of being the last novel by Fleming to be published in his lifetime, with subsequent works being published posthumously. ""You Only Live Twice"" is the concluding chapter in what is known as the ""Blofeld Trilogy"". The story starts eight months after the murder of Tracy Bond, which occurred at the end of"
"that the film is ""perfect"" for parodies of the series. The film is recognised by American Film Institute in these lists: You Only Live Twice (film) You Only Live Twice is a 1967 British spy film and the fifth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, and loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel of the same name. It is the first James Bond film to discard most of Fleming's plot, using only a few characters and locations from the"
"left to marry an American. Bond was married only once, in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", to Teresa ""Tracy"" di Vicenzo, but their marriage ends tragically when she is killed on their wedding day by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. In the penultimate novel of the series, ""You Only Live Twice"", Bond suffers from amnesia and has a relationship with an Ama diving girl, Kissy Suzuki. As a result of the relationship, Kissy becomes pregnant, although she does not reveal this to Bond before he leaves the island. From ""Casino Royale"" to ""From Russia, with Love"" Bond's preferred weapon is a .25"
"You Only Live Twice (soundtrack) You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the fifth James Bond film of the same name. It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, ""You Only Live Twice"", was sung by Nancy Sinatra, the first non-British vocalist of the series, with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD – the first, a straight reissue of the LP soundtrack, and the second, an expanded reissue including several previously unreleased tracks."
"""You Only Live Twice"", Bond opts for sake over his usual martini, indicating that he especially likes it when it's served at what he says is the correct temperature of . Tiger, his host, is impressed and tells Bond he is exceptionally cultured—for a European. In ""Licence to Kill"" when in the dive bar called Barrelhead Bar, he orders the same as his contact, Pam Bouvier, a ""Bud with a lime."" Aside from alcoholic beverages, Bond is a coffee drinker and eschews tea with a passion, believing it to have been a factor in the fall of the British Empire"
"HMS Tenby (F65) HMS ""Tenby"" was a ""Whitby""-class or Type 12 anti-submarine frigate of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. By the early 1970s, in the latter part of her career, she was one of three frigates which formed the Dartmouth Training Squadron and was used for the training of Royal Navy Officer Cadets before being promoted to Midshipmen. The fake funeral of James Bond in the 1967 film ""You Only Live Twice"" was filmed onboard this ship, which was near Gibraltar at that time. In the film, it was supposed to be in Hong Kong. She was paid"
"Japan in 1998. In his first crime novel, ""Body Politic"", published in 1997, featuring detective Quintilian Dalrymple and set in Edinburgh in 2020, Paul Johnston features Fettes College as a ruin, ""blown to pieces in 2009"" after it became a base for drug traders. While expanding on James Bond's back story, Ian Fleming wrote in ""You Only Live Twice"" that the agent had attended Fettes College, his father Andrew Bond's old school, after having been removed from Eton. ""Here the atmosphere was somewhat Calvinistic, and both academic and athletic standards were rigorous. Nevertheless, though inclined to be solitary by nature,"
"Thermo King company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a two-week company sponsored tour of Japan and Southeast Asia. There were 26 couples travelling together in the group, and a total of 63 children were orphaned as a result of the accident. Several booked passengers cancelled their tickets at the last moment to see a ""ninja"" demonstration. These passengers, Cubby Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Ken Adam, Lewis Gilbert, and Freddie Young, were in Japan scouting locations for the fifth James Bond film, ""You Only Live Twice"". BOAC Flight 911 BOAC Flight 911 (callsign 'Speedbird 911') was a round-the-world flight operated by British Overseas"
"F, in Saint-Germain in France. Since Bond is already in Paris, his superior, M, sends him to assist in the investigation in any way he can. Bond disguises himself as a dispatch-rider and follows the same journey to Station F as the previous rider: as expected, the assassin attempts to kill Bond. Bond, however, is ready and kills the assassin. He then uncovers the assassin's hidden base of operations. ""For Your Eyes Only"" begins with the murder of the Havelocks, a British couple in Jamaica who have refused to sell their estate to Herr von Hammerstein, a former Gestapo officer"
"Miki Berenyi Miki Eleonora Berenyi (born 18 March 1967) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the alternative rock band Lush, and currently a member of Piroshka. Berenyi was born in Chelsea, London to a Japanese mother, the actress Yasuko Nagazumi, who played minor roles in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" and the TV series """" and a Hungarian father. At the age of 14, Berenyi met friend and future bandmate Emma Anderson while both were students at Queen's College. They became interested in music and together published a music fanzine,"
"the James Bond film ""For Your Eyes Only"" (1981) was filmed at the Achilleion. Achilleion is also featured Tony Harrison film-poem ""The Gaze of the Gorgon"" when a chorus of tourists says in rhyming verse: Achilleion (Corfu) Achilleion () is a palace built in Gastouri on the Island of Corfu by Empress () of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sisi, after a suggestion by Austrian Consul Alexander von Warsberg. Elisabeth was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria during the Mayerling Incident in 1889, and a year later she had"
"drives a red 1969 model Mercury Cougar XR-7 convertible. In Fleming's novels, Bond is a broken man after Tracy's death. In ""You Only Live Twice"", he has begun drinking heavily, which has affected his work; M is forced to acknowledge that he is no longer fit for service. However he decides to give Bond one last chance and assigns him to an intelligence-related diplomatic affair in Japan. This in turn leads to a duel to the death with Blofeld in the climax of the novel, and Bond is finally awarded his revenge. In the aftermath, however, he is left with"
"space reasons. The first Bond story published by Benson, ""Blast from the Past"" is a direct sequel to Fleming's ""You Only Live Twice"" and appears to exist outside the timeline of either Benson's or John Gardner's other Bond stories. Bond receives a message, apparently from his son James Suzuki (Suzuki's mother is Kissy Suzuki from ""You Only Live Twice"", now dead from ovarian cancer) asking him to come to New York City on an urgent matter. When Bond arrives, he finds his son murdered. With the aid of an SIS agent, he learns that James was killed in revenge by"
"where SPECTRE is introduced, and ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", where Blofeld is involved in the murder of Bond's wife. ""You Only Live Twice"" was the last book by Fleming that was published in his lifetime: he died five months after the UK release of the novel. It was written in January and February 1963 in Jamaica at Fleming's Goldeneye estate. The original manuscript was 170 pages long and the least revised of all Fleming's novels, with a mood that is dark and claustrophobic, reflecting Fleming's own increasing melancholia. The story was written after the film version of ""Dr. No"""
"Japanese do not build castles by the sea. The group was due to return to the UK on a BOAC Boeing 707 flight (BOAC Flight 911) on 5 March 1966, but cancelled after being told they had a chance to watch a ninja demonstration. That flight crashed 25 minutes after takeoff, killing all on board. In Tokyo, the crew also found Hunt, who decided to go on holiday after having his request to direct declined. Hunt was invited to direct the second unit for ""You Only Live Twice"" and accepted the job. Unlike most James Bond films featuring various locations"
"a hiatus, he returned in 1971's ""Diamonds Are Forever"" and later 1983's non-Eon Bond film ""Never Say Never Again"". ""You Only Live Twice"" is the first Bond film to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, who later directed the 1977 film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" and the 1979 film ""Moonraker"", both starring Roger Moore. ""You Only Live Twice"" was a great success, receiving positive reviews and grossing over $111 million in worldwide box office. An American NASA spacecraft is hijacked from orbit by an unidentified spaceship. The United States suspect it to be the work of the Soviets, but the"
"Thelma Connell Thelma Connell (30 June 1912 – 29 April 1976) was a film editor from England. Born Thelma Balle Dunaway in London, she began her career as a continuity girl, and then moved to assistant editor on films such as ""The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"" before taking the editing role for the first time in ""In Which We Serve"" (1943). Subsequent films included ""Green for Danger"" (1946), ""The Deadly Affair"" (1966) and ""Alfie"" (1966) for which she was nominated for a BAFTA. She was the original editor on the 1967 James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"","
"a church Agion Apostolon and a tavern. The area was used as a filming location in the 1981 James Bond film ""For Your Eyes Only"", where Bond (played by Roger Moore) and Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) fled from villains in their yellow Citroen 2CV. Common last names of the area are: Pagoi Pagoi () is a village in the northwestern part of Corfu Island in Greece. It is a community of the municipal unit Agios Georgios. The community consists of the villages Pagoi, Agios Georgios, Prinylas and Vatonies. The community has a population of 511 at the 2011 census. The"
"one of the most covered Bond themes. The song was used in the closing montage of ""Mad Men""'s season five finale, ""The Phantom"". A parody of the song was created for ""The Simpsons"" episode ""YOLO"". You Only Live Twice (song) ""You Only Live Twice"", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and"
"rights dispute over the novel were settled between Fleming and Kevin McClory. ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" was due to follow that, but problems with a warm Swiss winter and inadequate snow cover led to Saltzman and Broccoli postponing the film again, favouring production of ""You Only Live Twice"". Between the resignation of Sean Connery at the beginning of filming ""You Only Live Twice"" and its release, Saltzman had planned to adapt ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" in Cambodia and use Roger Moore as the next Bond, but political instability meant the location was ruled out and Moore signed"
"OSS was disbanded in 1945; accordingly, the Central Intelligence Agency; formed in 1947 is a direct descendant of the OSS. Bond teams up with CIA agent Cedar Leiter, daughter of his old friend, Felix Leiter, to investigate one Markus Bismaquer, who is suspected of reviving the criminal organisation SPECTRE, which was believed to have been disbanded years earlier following the death of its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, at the hands of Bond (in ""You Only Live Twice""). The British Secret Service learns that Bismaquer is an obsessive collector of rare prints, so Bond and Cedar visit the man's huge ranch"
"between 1975 and 1977: ""Champion of Death"", ""Karate Bearfighter"" and ""Karate for Life"". Chiba plays Master Oyama, who also appears in two of the films. Actor Dolph Lundgren has a third Dan blackbelt in Kyokushin. The James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"", starring Sean Connery, was filmed largely in Japan and featured a karate demonstration by a number of well-known Kyokushin students, including Shigeo Kato (who introduced Kyokushin to Australia and was the original teacher of Shokei Matsui) and Akio Fujihira, who was one of the three fighters who took up the Muay Thai challenge in 1964 and who"
"James Bond uses a Jamaica-based cover in ""Casino Royale"". So far, the only James Bond film adaptation to have been set in Jamaica is ""Doctor No"". Filming for the fictional island of San Monique in ""Live and Let Die"" took place in Jamaica. Marlon James (1970), novelist has published three novels: ""John Crow's Devil"" (2005), ""The Book of Night Women"" (2009) and ""A Brief History of Seven Killings"" (2014), winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize. The cinema actor Errol Flynn lived with his third wife Patrice Wymore in Port Antonio in the 1950s. He helped develop tourism to this"
"Russia, with Love"", it manifested itself in Bond's conversations with Darko Kerim, when Bond admits that in England, ""we don't show teeth any more—only gums."" The theme is strongest in one of the later books of the series, the 1964 novel ""You Only Live Twice"", in conversations between Bond and the head of Japan's secret intelligence service, Tiger Tanaka. Fleming was acutely aware of the loss of British prestige in the 1950s and early 60s, particularly during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, when he had Tanaka accuse Britain of throwing away the empire ""with both hands"". Black points to the defections of"
"Akiko Wakabayashi She is best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"". Before this, she had made many movies in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio's monster movies, such as ""Dagora, the Space Monster"" (1964) and ""Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster"" (1964), both of which were also released under various other titles. In Gidorah, she played a mystical princess, who could predict the future and was also a prophetess. When production of ""You Only Live Twice"" began, Wakabayashi was originally slated to play the role of Kissy"
"Although from the 1970s onward the films became lighter in tone and looser in plot—and, at times, less successful with critics—the series distinguished itself in production values and continued to appeal to audiences. In 1966, Albert was in Japan with other producers scouting locations to film the next James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"". Albert had a ticket booked on BOAC Flight 911. He cancelled his ticket on that day so he could see a ninja demonstration. Flight 911 crashed after clear-air turbulence. Broccoli married three times. In 1940, at the age of 31, he married actress Gloria Blondell,"