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Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

Actor

Born December 13, 1939 in Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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Akiko Wakabayashi (born December 13, 1939 in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl, Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Prior to this, she made many movies in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio's monster movies such as Dagora, the Space Monster and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (both of which were also released under various other titles). When production of You Only Live Twice began, Wakabayashi was originally slated to play the role of Kissy Suzuki whilst her co-star Mie Hama played Suki, one of Tiger Tanaka's top agents. When learning English proved to be a major hurdle to Hama, the women switched roles, with Hama now playing the smaller part of Kissy and Wakabayashi playing the larger part of Suki. Wakabayashi, as Aki in the movie You Only Live Twice. At her suggestion, the character of Suki was renamed to Aki. This is probably partly because[citation needed] in 1966, Woody Allen took the Japanese action film International Secret Police: Key of Keys (in which both Mie Hama and Wakabayashi starred), re-edited, re-dubbed, re-plotted, and renamed it What's Up, Tiger Lily?. In the film, Wakabayashi's character was "Suki Yaki" whereas her You Only Live Twice co-star Hama played "Teri Yaki". Wakabayashi made only one more film (and a guest TV appearance) before disappearing from both the big and small screen. In an interview in G-FAN magazine (No. 76), Wakabayashi said she retired from acting due to injuries sustained while making a movie.

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YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE | Helga Brandt abandons Bond mid-air

ABC You Only Live Twice 1979 opening edit

You Only Live Twice (1967) Official Trailer - Sean Connery James Bond Movie HD

You Only Live Twice (Bond 50 Trailer)

You Only Live Twice (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Dana Gould on YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

Filmography

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Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies Poster

Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies TV Special2021Self

Arigato Short Film2012Mother Japanese boy

The Exotic Locations of 'You Only Live Twice' Documentary2006Aki

You Only Live Twice: Ken Adam's Production Films Documentary2006Self

You Only Live Twice: Whicker's World - Highlights from the 1967 BBC Documentary Video2006Self

Best Ever Bond Poster

Best Ever Bond Documentary2002Aki

Shirley's World Poster

Shirley's World TV Series1971Tamiko

Diamonds of the Andes Poster

Diamonds of the Andes Feature Film1968Reiko

You Only Live Twice Poster

You Only Live Twice Feature Film1967Aki

Adventure in Kigan Castle Poster

Adventure in Kigan Castle Feature Film1966Spuria, Chamberlain's daughter

Arupusu no wakadaishô Poster

Arupusu no wakadaishô Feature Film1966

The Stranger Within a Woman Poster

The Stranger Within a Woman Feature Film1966Sayuri Sugimoto

Ultra Q TV Series1966Kyôko

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series Poster

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series TV Series1966Setsuko Hamaguchi

What's Up, Tiger Lily? Poster

What's Up, Tiger Lily? Feature Film1966Suki Yaki

You Only Live Twice: Fantastic Film Set for Latest James Bond Film Documentary1966Self

Key of Keys Poster

Key of Keys Feature Film1965Bai-Lan

Seishun to wa nanda TV Series19651 episode, 1966

Dogora Feature Film1964Hamako the Gangster Moll

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Feature Film1964Princess Selina Salno of Sergina

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Poster

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Feature Film1964Girl Taken at Haneda

Kon'nichiwa akachan Poster

Kon'nichiwa akachan Feature Film1964Shizuko Nagata

Hai hai sannin musume Feature Film1963

Interpol Code 8 Poster

Interpol Code 8 Feature Film1963Mie Tsugawa

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1963Tamiye

Sensation Seekers Poster

Sensation Seekers Feature Film1963

The Lost World of Sinbad Poster

The Lost World of Sinbad Feature Film1963Yaya's Maid

Yabunirami Nippon Poster

Yabunirami Nippon Feature Film1963Nashiko

Ai no uzu shio Poster

Ai no uzu shio Feature Film1962

Ankokugai no kiba Poster

Ankokugai no kiba Feature Film1962

Gekkyû dorobo Poster

Gekkyû dorobo Feature Film1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1962Tamiye

Kurenai no sora Poster

Kurenai no sora Feature Film1962

Akiko Feature Film1961Akiko

Ganba Feature Film1961

Girl from Hong Kong Poster

Girl from Hong Kong Feature Film1961Anna Suh

Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru Poster

Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru Feature Film1961Sawa

Shin santô jûyaku: Ataru mo hakke no maki Poster

Shin santô jûyaku: Ataru mo hakke no maki Feature Film1960Haruko Momoyama

The Orientals Poster

The Orientals Feature Film1960Sadako

Osorubeki hiasobi Poster

Osorubeki hiasobi Feature Film1959

Whicker's World Poster

Whicker's World TV Series1959Self

Yajû shisubeshi Poster

Yajû shisubeshi Feature Film1959Waitress at Lolita B

Josei SOS Poster

Josei SOS Feature Film1958

Song for a Bride Poster

Song for a Bride Feature Film1958

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Tales of Legendia Poster

Tales of Legendia Video Game2005

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