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You Only Live Twice

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The Stranger Within a Woman

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A Keg of Powder

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Who is Akiko Wakabayashi?

Akiko Wakabayashi is a Japanese actress who became one of the most popular actresses of her cinema's "Golden Age". Her career took off at Toho Studios, where she appeared in sci-fi films such as Uchû daikaijû Dogora (1964) and San Daikaijû Chikyû Saidai no Kessen (1964). She is probably best-known in Western cinema for her role as Bond girl "Aki" in You Only Live Twice (1967).

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How to Watch Every James Bond Movie on Netflix in Chronological Order

As of January 21, 2026, Netflix has officially taken over the complete James Bond collection, all 25 movies, now available for viewing on the streaming giant. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM Studios continues to own the rights to the legendary franchise. Although the duration of this latest licensing deal remains unclear, fans should rejoice to know that, for now, the complete collection is out for them to binge on one single platform. And that said, here’s our guide on where you should start the film series from and the chronological order of the films. Without waiting any further, let’s dig right in! 1. Dr. No (1962) Sean Connery in a still from Dr. No. | Credit: Eon Productions.

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Warner Bros. announces the 6-film 4K Blu-ray collection of the Sean Connery James Bond films

Late last year, it was announced that a number of Warner Bros. classics would be making their way onto 4K Blu-ray remaster releases. The titles for this year’s releases included Lethal Weapon, Amadeus, Constantine and David Fincher’s Seven. It would also be announced that a collection of the Sean Connery James Bond films was to be sold in a new set. Blu-ray.com has reported that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be making the classic Ian Fleming spy movies available to retailers on June 3. The description reads, “Complete your James Bond Collection with this 007: Sean Connery Complete 6-film 4K Collection. All Sean Connery films available for the first time on 4K Blu-ray in a beautiful, limited edition exclusive Steelbook Library Case.” The collection includes 6 Steelbooks featuring unique art, all 6 007: Sean Connery films on 4K Blu-ray and Digital, and all of it is housed in a Steelbook Library Case.

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Interestingly, Roald Dahl Wrote the James Bond Movie 'You Only Live Twice'

Hailed by his many admirers and peers as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century," celebrated British author Roald Dahl famously penned a slew of beloved novels and short stories, including James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The Bfg, with his immersive and spellbinding books having sold more than 300 million copies globally. Though Dahl is famous for being one of the literary world's most brilliant writers, some may not realize that he also dipped his toe in Hollywood and wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Dahl was actually a close friend of fellow writing great Ian Fleming (the genius behind the enduring Bond novels and their subsequent silver screen adaptations), and despite having no previous experience in filmmaking, delivered a fun and wildly entertaining adventure that Sean Connery embarked upon. Let's take a closer

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You Only Live Twice

John Barry’s elegiac score and Freddie Young’s improbably beautiful photography combine to make Lewis Gilbert’s 1967 film the most glamorous of Sean Connery’s Bond outings. An action-packed travelogue set within neon-soaked Tokyo and the storybook environs of the Japanese countryside, 007 plays cat and mouse with Donald Pleasance’s Blofeld in a volcano that doubles as a launching pad. Godzilla fans will recognize Akiko Wakabayashi and Mie Hama while Krimi aficianados are treated to Karin Dor as a duplicitous femme fatale. The post You Only Live Twice appeared first on Trailers From Hell.

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Film Review: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) by Ishiro Honda

When “Gojira” (known worldwide under its name Godzilla) was released in Japan in 1954, it created a cinematic legend that became a dominant figure in Japanese cinema over the decades to come, and it wasn’t long before it also took the world by storm. “Gojira”‘s director Ishiro Honda became the master of the monster movie, and it would bind him to this Japanese special FX film genre till his death in 1993. “King Kong vs Godzilla” is streaming at Thessaloniki International Film Festival 8 years after its cinematic birth, it was decided in 1962 that Godzilla needed to face an adversary that was known world wide as well. Maybe a foe that was even more popular than Japan’s own radiation monster. They found this adversary in King Kong, another unmistakable legend from the silver screen. It would become The Two Mightiest Monsters Of All Time! in the cinematic smack-down of the decade.

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Oss 117 Five Film Collection

He’s fast on his feet, quick with a gun, and faster with the to-die-for beauties that only existed in the swinging ’60s. The superspy exploits of Oss 117 were too big for just one actor, so meet all three iterations of the man they called Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath . . . seriously. Oss 117 Five Film Collection Blu-ray Oss 117 Is Unleashed; Oss 117: Panic in Bangkok; Oss 117: Mission For a Killer; Oss 117: Mission to Tokyo; Oss 117: Double Agent Kl Studio Classics 1963-1968 / B&W and Color / 1:85 widescreen + 2:35 widescreen / 528 min. / Street Date September 26, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 59.95 Starring: Kerwin Matthews, Nadia Sanders, Irina Demick, Daniel Emilfork; Kerwin Matthews, Pier Angeli, Robert Hossein; Frederick Stafford, Mylène Demongeot, Perrette Pradier, Dominique Wilms, Raymond Pellegrin, Annie Anderson; Frederick Stafford, Marina Vlad, Jitsuko Yoshimura; John Gavin, Margaret Lee, Curd Jurgens, Luciana Paluzzi, Rosalba Neri, Robert Hossein, George Eastman. Cinematography: Raymond Pierre Lemoigne

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You Only Live Twice

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The Stranger Within a Woman

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A Keg of Powder

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Song for a Bride

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