The summer of 1967 was not only the summer of love, but the summer of James Bond in Japan. "You Only Live Twice," the fifth James Bond movie, debuted in cinemas throughout the world 35 summers ago.
It was the most ambitious Bond production to date, with much of the shooting taking place in Japan. Among the locations were Tokyo, Kobe and the tiny fishing village of Akime, in Kagoshima. The scenes included helicopter dogfighting over Kyushu.
And anyone who has spent time in Japan will to be sure to find the movie's portrayal of this country and its people to be not just humorous but bordering on the bizarre.
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