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Akiko Wakabayashi
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Akiko Wakabayashi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-12-13,Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Female
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akiko Wakabayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

You Only Live Twice

6.565

You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.8

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

5.338

What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966-11-02

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

8

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960-01-15

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

0

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962-01-14

The Crimson Sky

0

The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

7

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20

Adventure in Kigan Castle

5.7

Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966-04-28

0

Our Failures
1962-09-01

The Weed of Crime

0

The Weed of Crime
1962-12-08

7.3

The Thin Line
1966-02-12

0

Ai no uzu shio
1962-05-22

Pig and Goldfish

0

Pig and Goldfish
1962-06-20

6.5

Akiko
1961-03-23

5.5

Samurai Pirate
1963-10-26

Arupusu no wakadaishô

0

Arupusu no wakadaishô
1966-05-28

6

Key of Keys
1965-10-22

0

Wakai kisetsu
1962-10-20

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten

0

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
1962-11-17

0

Gekkyū dorobō
1962-12-08

The Exotic Locations of 'You Only Live Twice'

6

The Exotic Locations of 'You Only Live Twice'
2006-10-04

5

Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22

6.846

Dogora
1964-08-11

A Keg of Powder

0

A Keg of Powder
1964-12-09

Interpol Code 8

0

Interpol Code 8
1963-08-31

10

こんにちは赤ちゃん
1964-03-20

The Beast Shall Die

5.6

The Beast Shall Die
1959-06-09

Acchan no bebi gyangu

0

Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961-09-17

Song for a Bride

0

Song for a Bride
1958-02-11

0

The Orientals
1960-04-08

Girl from Hong Kong

10

Girl from Hong Kong
1961-08-29

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.6

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26

Diamonds of the Andes

0

Diamonds of the Andes
1968-04-28

Shirley's World

5

Shirley's World
1972-04-07