You Only Live Twice Guide to Japan - by Martijn Mulder (On the tracks of 007)

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"On the tracks of 007"

ISBN 9789081329408 - 170 pages - A5 size - Full color
Go on an exciting adventure to exotic Japan and revisit the filming locations of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967). Featuring 250 behind the scenes stills, location photos and maps!!

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You Only Live Twice
50th anniversary
GUIDE TO JAPAN

written by Martijn Mulder

introduction by
OSCAR® winning sound editor Norman Wanstall

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    Featuring movie stills

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    maps & location photos

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    a map to Blofeld's base

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    and all filming locations!

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In 1966, Eon Productions decided to film the fifth James Bond adventure in Japan: You Only Live Twice, based on the novel by Ian Fleming which was published two years before. The film that resulted from these efforts came out in 1967 and was an unsurpassed visual spectacle. The exciting Tokyo neon signs, the beautiful countryside temples and the rural villages and volcanoes gave the film a very exotic background. Today, Japan is still a very attractive travel destination and this book will encourage you to follow the tracks of her majesty’s best known secret agent.

Go on an exciting journey from Tokyo to Kagoshima, revisiting all the filming locations used in You Only Live Twice. From Osato Chemicals HQ to Tiger Tanaka’s countryside house, from Blofeld’s volcano base to the remote shrine where Bond married Kissy. It's an action packed adventure for movie buffs, bond fans and film location hunters. Includes a bonus trip to Hashima (Gunkanjima or Battleship Island) in Nagasaki Bay, which served as the model for Silva’s hideout in Skyfall. 

Written by Martijn Mulder (author of "On the tracks of 007"), with an introduction by Oscar® winning sound editor Norman Wanstall, this guide contains 170 pages filled with info, behind the scenes photos, location photos and maps. It is the ultimate field guide dedicated to the 50th anniversary of You Only Live Twice.

CONTENTS

Sean Connery on location in Akime, Japan (1967)
Sean Connery on location in Akime
- Introduction – by Norman Wanstall
- Country and Culture
     Weather, Money & Electricity
     Shrines & Temples
     Cuisine
     Some general do’s and don’ts
- Welcome to Japan, Mr Bond 
     Fleming’s journey
     The Making of You Only Live Twice
     The art of ninjitsu
     The Man With The Red Tattoo
- Tokyo
- Kansai
     Toyota
     Kyoto
     Nachisan
     Kobe
     Himeji
- Kyushu
     Nagasaki
     Kirishima
     Kagoshima
     Akime
- You Only Live Twice - Locations scene by scene
- Credits
Customer review: "A great followup to "On The Tracks Of 007". The perfect companion for a trip to Japan in search of Bond locations. Such a trip is above my pay grade but, thankfully, this book isn't. Reading this book makes you feel like you're there looking for locations. Packed with rare photos from the film and new photos of the existing locations, this is a must for Bond fans and fans of YOLT especially. My only quibble, and it's a small one, is that I wish the book was a larger size to showcase the rare photos better. Of course, it's the perfect size for a travel guide so, there you go."  - By Delmo Waters Jr. (Amazon.com)
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