
During the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union lose one spacecraft each after they are both seemingly swallowed whole by a second unidentified spacecraft. The two superpowers are quick to blame one another for the disappearances, causing tensions to skyrocket. The United Kingdom has an alternate theory regarding the disappearances however, a theory involving Japan, and sends their number one spy, James Bond, to investigate there. With the help of th... (Full plot summary below)
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During the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union lose one spacecraft each after they are both seemingly swallowed whole by a second unidentified spacecraft. The two superpowers are quick to blame one another for the disappearances, causing tensions to skyrocket. The United Kingdom has an alternate theory regarding the disappearances however, a theory involving Japan, and sends their number one spy, James Bond, to investigate there. With the help of the Japanese Secret Service, he uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have ever imagined.
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| Cleveland Plain DealerW. Ward MarshThe picture is upholstered to the nines, which means there has been no cheating on the production values. Lewis Gilbert's directorial pace is at outer-space speed all the time. |
| The SpectatorPenelope HoustonNo samurai armour; no suicide garden; not much really of Fleming's bizarre, obsessive travelogue. |
| Radio TimesAndrew CollinsThis is one of the best of the Sean Connery Bond films. |
| EmpireIan NathanDirector Lewis Gilbert effortlessly marshals the intricacies of the plot (a nutty plan by SMERSH to ignite a world war), the exotic Japanese locations, and the extravagancies of having hundreds of ninja warriors abseiling into a huge enemy base unfathomably constructed in the belly of an extinct volcano (quite the engineering feat!). |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe fifth Bond film, with Agent 007 in the East, is not as good as the previous ones, but it still offers escapist entertainment. |
| The GuardianPhelim O'NeillWhat I can say for sure is You Only Live Twice is the Bond film I have seen most often and I have enjoyed the hell out it every single time. |
| The Film YapNick RogersWhat seems like a floundering follow-up to the canned, constrained "Thunderball" rights the ship with imaginative storytelling, impeccable production design and furious filmmaking flourishes that introduce the Bond hallmarks of stunts and spectacles. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversFrom the Eastern flavor of the opening theme, hauntingly sung by Nancy Sinatra, to the Japanese setting, the fifth film is the Bond series just gets better and cooler with age. The tasty script by Roald Dahl junks most of the Fleming novel, spinning its own witty Cold War fantasy. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThe one where the franchise became out-and-out ridiculous. |
| Apollo GuideRyan CracknellAlthough some may think it's a little too light, the action and soundtrack place this one near the top in the entire Bond series. |