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Akiko Wakabayashi
Acting

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

6.6

You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.894

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

5.382

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

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

7.968

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960-01-15

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

0

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962-01-14

The Crimson Sky

9

The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

6.984

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

Adventure in Kigan Castle

6.214

Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966-04-28

0

Our Failures
1962-09-01

The Weed of Crime

7

The Weed of Crime
1962-12-08

The Stranger Within a Woman

7.357

The Stranger Within a Woman
1966-02-12

Whirlpool of Love

0

Whirlpool of Love
1962-05-22

Pig and Goldfish

0

Pig and Goldfish
1962-06-20

7.75

Akiko
1961-03-23

5.9

Samurai Pirate
1963-10-26

It Started In The Alps

8

It Started In The Alps
1966-05-28

6.857

Key of Keys
1965-10-22

10

Youth Season
1962-10-20

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten

0

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

Anything For Success

7

Anything For Success
1962-12-08

6.8

Dogora
1964-08-11

A Keg of Powder

8.667

A Keg of Powder
1964-12-09

Interpol Code 8

7.667

Interpol Code 8
1963-08-31

10

Hello, Baby
1964-03-20

The Beast Shall Die

6.2

The Beast Shall Die
1959-06-09

Acchan no bebi gyangu

9

Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961-09-17

Song for a Bride

10

Song for a Bride
1958-02-11

7

The Orientals
1960-04-08

Girl from Hong Kong

10

Girl from Hong Kong
1961-08-29

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.5

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26

Diamonds of the Andes

10

Diamonds of the Andes
1968-04-28

Bandits on the Wind

9

Bandits on the Wind
1961-11-22

The Terrible Game

7

The Terrible Game
1959-11-15

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

9

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960-04-26

0

Ginza Tomboy
1960-03-08

More Than 10,000 Women But...

0

More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966-02-12

Walleyed Nippon

8

Walleyed Nippon
1963-09-02

Sensation Seekers

9

Sensation Seekers
1963-02-16

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman

10

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958-10-07

The Entrapped Gangster

9

The Entrapped Gangster
1959-02-17

In Self-Defense

0

In Self-Defense
1958-06-08

Reporters from the Sky

8

Reporters from the Sky
1960-08-21

Respect, Flatter, and Love

7

Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960-08-28

Shirley's World

6

Shirley's World
1972-04-07