This man from You Only Live Twice (1967) is actually not a Japanese actor. If you squint you can see it’s Sean Connery in disguise from the hella weird subplot where Bond has to ”become Japanese”.

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RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2d (2 replies)

That one was written by Roald Dahl BTW

stoy@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2d (1 reply)

What?

I just checked, and you are indeed correct that he wrote the screenplay, very interesting!

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 2d

He was a member of the Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, along with Fleming.

Freeposity@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2d

if you squint ...

just couldn't resist

hakase@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2d

One of the absolute worst Bond movies imo. Completely forgettable aside from the final assault on the villain's (amazing) lair. The best Blofeld in the series was utterly wasted on this movie.

mercano@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d

He’s such a versatile actor, able to do any accent, you can hardly tell.

slickgoat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d

Squinting not required.

Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d

You really think so?

Trex202@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d

Shameless plug for Kill James Bond podcast, this isn't even the most racist thing James Bond has done

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d

Yellowface was a thing for the time. Like John Wayne as Genghis Khan or Leonard Nimoy as whatever this is: