Where was You Only Live Twice filmed?
1967 film directed by Lewis Gilbert
You Only Live Twice (1967) was filmed at 2 places in the United Kingdom: Gibraltar and Pinewood Studios. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Part of the James Bond film series · the Eon James Bond series
Filming locations
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Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
England
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“The sets of SPECTRE's volcano base, including operative heliport and monorail, were constructed at a lot inside Pinewood Studios, at a cost of $1 million.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
British overseas territory on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 37 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
London
England
Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
City and special administrative region of China
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Towns & cities
Tokyo
Japan
Capital and largest city of Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Toho Studios
Japan
Japanese film production company
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Towns & cities Himeji
Japan
City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Kyushu
Japan
Third largest island of Japan
“The shots of the volcano were filmed at Shinmoedake on Kyushu Island.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Osaka
Japan
Designated city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Málaga
Spain
Municipality and capital of the province of Málaga, in Spain
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Kobe
Japan
Capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Japan
Arena in Japan
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Towns & cities
Torremolinos
Spain
Town in the province of Málaga, Spain
“The concluding shots involved explosions, which the Japanese government did not allow in a national park; hence, the crew moved to Torremolinos, Spain, which was found to resemble the Japanese landscape.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hong Kong Island
China
Second largest island in Hong Kong
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Towns & cities
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Region in Hong Kong
“The opening sequence in Hong Kong used some location footage of a street in Kowloon.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Ginza
Japan
District of Chūō-ku, Tokyo
“The initial scenes are set in and around the Ginza area.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Victoria Harbour
China
Harbour between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
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Towns & cities
Kagoshima
Japan
Capital city of Kagoshima prefecture
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Castles & palaces
Himeji Castle
Japan
Japanese castle complex
“The castle has been featured extensively in foreign and Japanese films, including the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967), and Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985).” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Bay in Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Port of Kobe
Japan
Port in Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Kirishima
Japan
Mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Nakanoshima
Japan
Sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Japan
Building in Tokyo, Japan
“The Hotel New Otani Tokyo served as the outside for Osato Chemicals, and the hotel's gardens were used for scenes of the ninja training.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Shinmoedake
Japan
Mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Seiganto-ji Temple
Japan
Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Nakano-shimbashi Station
Japan
Metro station in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
“Tanaka's private subway station was filmed at the Tokyo Metro's Nakano-shimbashi Station.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Kuramae Kokugikan
Japan
Building in Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
“A sumo wrestling match was filmed at Tokyo's sumo hall, the Kuramae Kokugikan; this has since been demolished.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Japan National Stadium
Japan
Stadium in Kasumigaoka, Tokyo, Japan
“A car chase using the Toyota 2000GT and a Toyota Crown was largely filmed in the area around the Olympic Stadium used previously for the 1964 Summer Olympics.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Nachikatsuura
Japan
Town in Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities Minamisatsuma
Japan
City in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Bōnotsu
Japan
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Towns & cities Bonotsu-cho Akime
Japan
Part of Minamisatsuma, Kagsohima Prefecture.
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Landscapes & nature
Komazawa Olympic Park
Japan
Park located in Setagaya-ku and Meguro-ku, Tokyo
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Landmarks & buildings
Fuji Speedway
Japan
Motorsport track in Japan
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Towns & cities Bōnotsu
Japan
Dissolved municipality in Kawanabe district, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings Kumano Nachi Taisha
Japan
Shinto shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Ebino
Japan
City in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
National Stadium in Tokyo
Japan
Defunct multi-purpose stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Japan
Building in Tokyo, Japan
“During this time, the building was a filming location for the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, where it appeared as the headquarters of Osato Chemical & Engineering Co Ltd, the Japanese front for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's SPECTRE organisation.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Shinmoedake
Japan
Mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
“Shinmoedake was used as a location in 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice, as the volcano in which the villains' secret rocket base is located.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Schilthorn
Switzerland
Mountain
“Jordan had previously lost a foot to a helicopter rotor while filming the previous Bond movie You Only Live Twice.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Japan, Spain, The Bahamas, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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