FrameThrower · Actors · Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko Wakabayashi
3 films · 188 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1962–1967
Born 13 December 1939 · Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Akiko Wakabayashi 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.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 188 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Akiko takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 62% of their frames are day, 55% natural — the look of the work Akiko takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
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