Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/13/1939
Place of Birth
Ota, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
若林 映子Акико Вакабаяси
Akiko Wakabayashi
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
You Only Live Twice
as Aki
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Tamiye
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Princess Maas Doulina Salno of Selgina
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Hostess
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
as Suki Yaki
Dogora
as Gang Moll
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Tamiye (uncredited)
Walleyed Nippon
as Riko Arikane
The Thin Line
as Sayuri Sugimoto
Pig and Goldfish
Unknown Role
Ai no uzu shio
Unknown Role
The Beast Shall Die
as Hostess at the Rollita B
Acchan no bebi gyangu
as Midori
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
Unknown Role
Anything For Success
Unknown Role
Samurai Pirate
as Yaya's maid
Bandits on the Wind
Unknown Role
It Started In The Alps
Unknown Role
Song for a Bride
Unknown Role
Sensation Seekers
Unknown Role
Career Timeline
1966
1964
1963
1962
The Weed of Crime
Role unknown
Anything For Success
Role unknown
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
Role unknown
Youth Season
Role unknown
Our Failures
Role unknown
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Tamiye
Pig and Goldfish
Role unknown
Ai no uzu shio
Role unknown
The Crimson Sky
Role unknown
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Role unknown