Where was You Only Live Twice filmed?
1967 film directed by Lewis Gilbert
You Only Live Twice (1967) was filmed in Gibraltar and Pinewood Studios: 2 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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 article names 37 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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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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Towns & cities
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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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
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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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
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Hotel New Otani 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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Shinmoedake 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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Schilthorn Switzerland
“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
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Japan, Spain, The Bahamas, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Skyfall 2012
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- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
- Aliens 1986
Set in the same places
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- Captain Flamingo & Pac Man And The Ghostly Adventures 2006
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 1999
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- Mass Effect 3 2012
- Need for Speed: Shift 2009
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015
- Tomb Raider III 1998
- Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015
- Resistance: Fall of Man 2006
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does You Only Live Twice have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 37 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United Kingdom.
Was You Only Live Twice filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.