Akiko Wakabayashi, Bernard Lee, Charles Gray

After a mysterious rocketship seizes manned space missions from Earth's orbit, suspicions mount and the world superpowers are hurled toward the brink of war. Their only hope rests with James Bond (Age...( read more  read more... )nt 007), who races to stop the space-jackings' true mastermind, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Chief of the evil SPECTRE organization, Blofeld is bent on instigating global warfare from his massive headquarters nestled in an inactive volcano. As the countdown begins, Bond joins forces with the gorgeous Japanese agent Kissy Suzuki, and scores of Ninja warriors, to mount a daring raid on Blofeld's lair and prevent a calamitous world war.

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PG, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Release Date: June 13, 1967

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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000

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  • September 23, 2009
    Donald Pleasence was one of my favourite bond villains
  • March 24, 2009
    Not the best Bond there is, due to the highly unlikley nature of the movie, spaceships being devoured by another spaceship etc etc... but surely an action movie in it own right, including the legendary "Little Nelly" dog fight in the skies, and the last battle scene int he volcan...( read more)o.

    Enjoy vintage Bond... shaken, not stirred.
  • January 6, 2009
    ninja bond. while some parts defy logic and are just plain silly, this is still a solid addition to the bond canon. the reveal of blofeld is a classic bond moment and the battle at the end between ninja's and spectre thugs is great.
  • January 4, 2009
    Truly amazing, a fucking classic. kissy suzuki is the best bond girl in my opinion lol @ dr.evil
  • November 27, 2008
    My fav Bond flick...set in the East which is different for a start and having loads of gadgets and action all the way through.
    OK so having Connery disguised as an Asian man is really stupid but the whole ninja training camp and the intro of little Nelly is pure genius :)
    You hav...( read more)e the classic Llewelyn gadget line up, lots of ninja action and a brilliant battle at the end inside a volcanic base. Its now also interesting to see Japan way back in the 60's, almost historic haha
    Not too much girlie action for me in this one as its purely about the action and boys own adventure really, but you do get another classic villain in Blofeld (again??) and his cat stroking haha plus he has the piranha pond in his office too....sweet.
  • November 16, 2009
    James Bond is James Bond.... whats new?
  • September 14, 2009
    It is Bond, James Bond, a British agent played by a Scottish actor... This is one of the better older 007 movies
  • August 29, 2009
    The idea of Bond heading to Japan, terrific! The idea of having to have be trained as a ninja, terrible! I don't know what happen, maybe he was running out of steam, but Connery defiantly dropped the ball somewhere. It could have the producers and not Sean. Sean just lazily walks...( read more) through the movie not giving a damn if he's 007 or not. Sure there are elements that help the movie move along. Definitely the little nellie sequence and the discovery of SPECTRE #1 Blofeld! Aki and Kissy make good Bond girls, but it save. Tiger or should I say the japanese version of M? Bond faking his death to confuse SPECTRE, what?! Once you wrap your head around all this, the movie picks up. As I said before Sean moves at a slow pace and the movie does too. But hey, its my review. Not one of Sean's best. Of course only time would tell till everybody's favorite Bond return in other adventure. They didn't have to wait long. Four years later Bond in the form of Connery returned in a much more upscale adventure!
  • August 8, 2009
    James Bond, always fun to watch :) Another one of the classic Sean Connery films
  • August 8, 2009
    solo se vive dos veces jajaja

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This one is top-heavy with gadgets but weak on plotting and getting everything to work at the same time. full review

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  • theoneandonlytony
    November 9, 2006
    The movie plays on a later concept TSWLM would borrow by using US and Russia’s space weapons against them to start a war between them. A highly creative plot really pulls in the audience. Connery's charm is at its highest point here yet still with an underlying danger to him as seen in the fight scenes throughout. There is an obvious friendship quality that jumps off the screen between Tamba and Connery that even appears to rival the relationship Bond has with Felix. Combine all this with the location and direction and you have an unforgettable movie, let alone Bond Movie.

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