You Only Live Twice (1967)*

This is the review from ten years ago, August 7, 2010, user comments from my barely used IMDb account:

How about a James Bond film with some Oriental flavor. Bond(Connery)joins forces with Japanese allies to find the secret SPECTRE headquarters of arch nemesis Blofeld(a memorable scar-faced Donald Pleasence)located in a volcano, responsible for kidnapping US and Russia space shuttles while orbiting earth, attempting to cause war between the two countries. Connery, of course, has the same charm and charisma he always does and the impressive sets(particularly the aforementioned headquarters in the volcano)are eye-popping. Blofeld even has a pool of piranha fish he feeds humans to if they fail him. Akiko Wakabayashi and Mie Hama are the Japanese bond girls(Akiko as Aki suffering a tragic fate swallowing poison meant for Bond)with Tetsurô Tanba as Tiger Tanaka, James' major connection(they're code is "I Love You")in Tokyo. The finale is a slam bang affair with lots of shooting and explosions, Bond trying to thwart Blofeld's efforts in global terror, with designs on gaining ultimate power if US and Russia blow themselves to kingdom come. Seeing Bond in Japan is kind of neat, actually, if refreshing, quite a change of pace. Blofeld does have a giant brute who doesn't fare as well(or factor that prominently)against Bond in this film as we are accustomed to seeing. The major wow gadget of the film is a little helicopter Bond calls "Lil Nellie", it's about the size of a dune buggy but is equipped with rockets and missiles!