You Only Live Twice
...and "twice" is the only way to live!
1967 • 117 min • Action · Thriller · Adventure
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 11- 83 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
- 66 Audience · 2542 · 31%
James Bond investigates the mysterious disappearance of American and Russian spacecraft, leading him to Japan. He uncovers a plot by his arch-nemesis Blofeld to ignite a global war between the superpowers. Bond must infiltrate Blofeld's volcanic lair to save the world.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Martial arts fights
- Brief bloodshed
- Smoking and drinking
- Suggestive situations
What it models well
- Courage under pressure
- Resourcefulness
- International cooperation
Talk about it after
- Cold War politics and spy craft
- The importance of peace
- Cultural differences and understanding
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Top billed cast
Director: Lewis Gilbert • Crew: Roald Dahl, Harold Jack Bloom
Trailers & clips
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE | Helga Brandt abandons Bond mid-air
You Only Live Twice (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
ABC You Only Live Twice 1979 opening edit
Reviewer notes
RecommendedEntertaining but not as good as the previous entries. I did like the Japanese setting and Connery of course is charismatic, not to mention Mie Hamma in a bikini was beautiful, but there was something missing. I also thought Donald Pleasance wasn't nearly as threatening as Blofeld either. Still, a fun way to spend two hours. **3.5/5**
RecommendedAn improvement over Thunderball but still not as good as the original 3 Connery films, it is still very iconic despite it only just having a reappraisal.
RecommendedThis time, "007" (Sean Connery) has to investigate some mysterious goings on in outer space as first an American, then a Soviet rocket disappear. Naturally, they blame one another but "M" (Bernard Lee) has an inkling that Japan might be the source of the mischief and so our suave and debonair "Mr. Bond" is duly despatched.…
RecommendedThis is in the hay day of 007 films. Made when 007 was exciting and entertaining. That gets a lot of hate from people with Generation Xenophobe ideology. But it's totally exciting. Here, we get almost all the venues. We even get outer space. We get super beautiful scenery that pretty much make this one of the great Bond films, secure at number 5 in my opinion.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersYeah... forgotten isn't it? Maybe it's forgotten because they try and turn Sean Connery into a Japanese man to hide him and he just ends up looking like a harry chested Leonard Nimoy. Or maybe it's forgotten because little choppers are more Roger Moore than Sean Connery. Whatever the case, it starts off pretty strong and then falls apart at the end.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**James goes to Japan**_ "You Only Live Twice" (1967) takes agent 007 to Japan where he seeks the secret SPECTRE installation responsible for literally stealing space capsules and threatening war between the USA and USSR. This 5th installment in the franchise upped the ante with the action & spy-stuff and is more dynamic than the previous ones.…
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