Akiko Wakabayashi
Acting
Born December 13, 1939 · Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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 Tige…
Known For · 40 titles
Shirley's World
You Only Live Twice
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Girl from Hong Kong
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Dogora
Interpol Code 8
Reporters from the Sky
Song for a Bride
The Entrapped Gangster
Samurai Pirate
The Beast Shall Die
Adventure in Kigan Castle
It Started In The Alps
Respect, Flatter, and Love
The Stranger Within a Woman
Key of Keys
Walleyed Nippon
The Crimson Sky
The Weed of Crime
Diamonds of the Andes
Bandits on the Wind
The Terrible Game
Ginza Tomboy
Anything For Success
Whirlpool of Love
Youth Season
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Sensation Seekers
The Orientals
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Akiko
Hello, Baby
In Self-Defense
A Keg of Powder
Pig and Goldfish
Our Failures