You Only Live Twice… and Twice is the only way to live!|Jun. 13, 1967|United Kingdom|117 Min.|PG
Genre: Action;Adventure;Thriller
Description: **You Only Live Twice (1967) Movie: Plot Summary**
The movie begins with the hijacking of the American NASA spacecraft, Jupiter 16, by an unidentified vessel. While the U.S. suspects Soviet involvement, the British believe the Japanese are behind the incident, as the spacecraft lands in the Sea of Japan. To uncover the truth, MI6 agent James Bond is sent to Tokyo after staging his own death in Hong Kong and being buried at sea from HMS Tenby.
In Tokyo, Bond attends a sumo match, where he is approached by Aki, a Japanese secret service agent. She takes him to meet local MI6 operative Dikko Henderson, who claims to possess crucial information about the hijacked craft. However, Henderson is killed before he can reveal the details. Bond pursues and eliminates the assassin, disguises himself in the assailant’s clothing, and is driven to Osato Chemicals. There, Bond subdues the driver and breaks into the company president’s office, stealing secret documents. After being pursued by armed guards, Bond is rescued by Aki, who leads him to a secluded subway station.
Bond falls through a trap door into the office of Tiger Tanaka, the head of the Japanese secret service. The stolen documents are examined, revealing a photo of the cargo ship Ning-Po with a microdot message indicating that the photographer was killed as a security precaution. Bond then returns to Osato Chemicals, posing as a potential buyer to meet Mr. Osato. Although Osato appears cooperative, he orders his secretary, Helga Brandt, to have Bond killed—both are SPECTRE agents. Outside the building, assassins ambush Bond, but Aki rescues him once again.
Bond and Aki travel to Kobe, where the Ning-Po is docked. Investigating the ship’s facilities, they discover it was delivering rocket fuel components. While they are eventually discovered, Bond manages to evade capture temporarily. However, he is later captured and wakes up tied in Brandt’s cabin aboard the Ning-Po.
This thrilling adventure follows James Bond as he uncovers a sinister plot involving espionage, betrayal, and danger.
Cast director: Peter R. Hunt
Cast actor: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurō Tamba, Teru Shimada, Karin Dor, Donald Pleasence, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn
Original name: You Only Live Twice