1939-12-13 ( 85 years old ) in Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Movies
Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22
Diamonds of the Andes
1968-04-28
You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966-11-02
Arupusu no wakadaishô
1966-05-28
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966-04-28
The Thin Line
1966-02-12
Key of Keys
1965-10-22
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20
A Keg of Powder
1964-12-09
Dogora
1964-08-11
こんにちは赤ちゃん
1964-03-20
Samurai Pirate
1963-10-26
Interpol Code 8
1963-08-31
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
The Weed of Crime
1962-12-08
Gekkyū dorobō
1962-12-08
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
1962-11-17
Wakai kisetsu
1962-10-20
Our Failures
1962-09-01
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
Pig and Goldfish
1962-06-20
Ai no uzu shio
1962-05-22
The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962-01-14
Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961-09-17
Girl from Hong Kong
1961-08-29
Akiko
1961-03-23
The Orientals
1960-04-08
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960-01-15
The Beast Shall Die
1959-06-09
Song for a Bride
1958-02-11
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