The best Akiko Wakabayashi’s action movies

Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi

26/08/1941 (82 años)
Today we present the best Akiko Wakabayashi’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Akiko Wakabayashi’s movies.

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice
6.8/10
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
6.2/10
Japanese-Release Version. Tako, advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program and seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff off to Faro Island, capturing King Kong to exploit for marketing. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Tako looking to capitalize off of the ultimate wrestling match.

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7/10
US version. The re-edited John Beck version of the film: released outside of Japan and restructured with new footage of American actors centering around a news report plot not present in the original. Eric Carter of United Nation News is joined by Dr. Arnold Johnson as a prehistoric monster emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with their own monster.

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
6.5/10
A meteor lands in Kurobe Valley as detective Shindo is assigned to protect Princess Salno from assassination. She emerges under the guise of a Venusian prophetess and catches the attention of journalist Naoko and Mothra's fairies by predicting a powerful space monster's arrival. The infant Mothra must convince Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their hatred of humanity or face the monster alone.

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

What's Up, Tiger Lily?
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 02/11/1966
  • Character: Suki Yaki
In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.

Lost World Of Sinbad

Lost World Of Sinbad
6.2/10
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle
6.2/10
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.

A Keg of Powder

A Keg of Powder
6.4/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 09/12/1964
  • Character: Girl Taken at Haneda
In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent scientist. Edited into Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" along with the 4th film in the series, "Key of Keys".

Key of Keys

Key of Keys
5.7/10
Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi is the fourth instalment of five films in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series. The film is a parody of James Bond-style spy movies, and was used by Woody Allen, along with footage from the third instalment, in one of his first films, "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", in which the original dialogue is redubbed in English to make the plot about a secret egg salad recipe.

The Orientals

The Orientals
3.9/10
Episodic, globe-trotting quasi-mondo focused on women of the East.

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