Corrected entry: Japanese SIS identifies the island that the Ning-Po stops at is called "Matsu" and is in the direct route between Kobe and Shanghai. The actual island of Matsu is just off the coast of CHINA, northwest of the island of Taiwan. Now, even assuming that it's the actual island in the movie, Bond takes Little Nellie and says he wants to take a quick look over the island. There's no way Little Nellie makes it that far on it's on-board fuel.
poehitman
30th Jul 2010
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Correction: Re the corrected entry. This is not entirely accurate. Tiger says they have identified the island, 'we have identified the coastline in the photograph, it is an island called Matsuo and lies on the direct route between Kobe and Shanghai' And while he can't confirm that the Ning-Po has stopped there Bond says 'I want to take a fast look at the island now ' So indeed the plan is to look at Matsu.
1st Apr 2010
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Corrected entry: When Bond asks if anything unusual has happened on the island, Tiger says something to the effect of "Everything's just so normal. Nothing happens here". But to hollow out the crater of the volcano and build a rocket launch facility would be a major construction undertaking that would require large numbers of workers, construction material and equipment and would have taken quite a while to complete. How could the islanders not notice a construction project of that magnitude?
Correction: With the amount of money involved to do the project, the islanders could easily have been paid off or threatened to keep quiet.
12th Jul 2010
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Corrected entry: When Bond goes back to the control room to hit the self-destruct button, he goes in completely unarmed. Bond is supposedly the best secret agent in the world, but as he's going up the stairs, with dead bodies and weapons all around him, he doesn't pick up a weapon before going into a room where armed guards are most likely present.
Correction: It's never stated anywhere that Bond is "the best secret agent in the world." He's a skilled agent, yes. But also not immune to arrogance.
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Correction: The key phrase is "assuming it's the actual island." There's nothing to confirm it is the actual island.
rswarrior