You Only Live Twice (1967)
...and "twice" is the only way to live!
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You Only Live Twice rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.8/10· 124K votes
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic61%
TMDb6.585/10· 2K votesWith 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About You Only Live Twice
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Cast of You Only Live Twice
Sean Connery
as James Bond
Akiko Wakabayashi
as Aki
Mie Hama
as Kissy Suzuki
Tetsuro Tamba
as Tiger Tanaka
Teru Shimada
as Mr. Osato
Karin Dor
as Helga Brandt
Donald Pleasence
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Bernard Lee
as M
Lois Maxwell
as Miss Moneypenny
Desmond Llewelyn
as Q
Charles Gray
as Dikko Henderson
Tsai Chin
as Ling
You Only Live Twice facts
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Box office
- $111.6M
- Collection
- James Bond Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Director delivers iconic Bond adventure with globe-trotting action spectacle
- •Volcanic villain lair provides memorable exotic setting for espionage thriller
- •Action sequences maintain excitement across Asian and international locations
What the audience disliked
- •Plot relies on conventional spy thriller formulas without substantial innovation
- •Supporting female characters lack meaningful agency within narrative structure
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