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The film looks great on
Blu-Ray |
The film begins with the "death" of James Bond (
Sean Connery), complete with a burial at sea. But is he really dead? We'll let's just say they don't call the title of this film "You Only Live Twice" for nothing. In the meantime, an American spacecraft and a Russian spacecraft mysteriously disappear in orbit. A "resurrected" Bond is sent to investigate, while the world prepares for World War 3. The British suspect that Japan is involved, so Bond is sent there, and meets his Japanese allies, including Kissy Suzuki (
Mie Hama), who helps Bond assimilate into Japanese culture. They also investigate a mysterious volcano that might be a secret base of archvillian Ernst Stavro Blofeld (
Donald Pleasance), who has a pet cat and a pool of piranhas. I love the entire sequence with the Japanese secret service ninjas infiltrating the volcano lair. Very enjoyable! Co-starring Charles Gray. Directed by
Lewis Gilbert. Great score by
John Barry.
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| Great set design by Ken Adam |
Video review from
calvindyson (approx 15 minutes)
