James Bond book 12 · 1964
You Only Live Twice
A grieving, unravelling Bond is sent to Japan on a diplomatic mission, where the head of the Japanese secret service, Tiger Tanaka, asks him to kill a mysterious foreigner who keeps a garden of poisonous plants.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Series
- James Bond, book 12 of 14
- Published
- 1964
- Setting
- Set in Tokyo
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
You Only Live Twice on screen
- You Only Live Twice (1967, film, Cinema). Bond travels to Japan after spacecraft begin vanishing from orbit.
Who is in You Only Live Twice
6 recurring or key characters from Ian Fleming’s chart. Introduces Tiger Tanaka and Kissy Suzuki.
Lead 1
- James BondAgent 007 of the British Secret ServiceSent to Japan after Tracy’s death
Major 3
- Ernst Stavro BlofeldHead of SPECTREBond takes his revenge
- Tiger TanakaFirst appearanceHead of the Japanese secret service
- Kissy SuzukiFirst appearanceJapanese pearl diver
Minor and cameo 2
- MHead of the Secret Service
- Miss MoneypennyM’s secretary
Also featuring these characters
Other Ian Fleming books that share the most characters with You Only Live Twice.
- Thunderball1961 · James Bond · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- For Your Eyes Only1960 · James Bond · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Goldfinger1959 · James Bond · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dr. No1958 · James Bond · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon