Mie Hama

In 2017, she fondly recalled working with Sean Connery on You Only Live Twice (1967). She described as a kindred spirit from a working-class background, who became a role model. He was a professional who was down to earth off camera, but who could magically turn into the dapper superspy at the shout of "Action!" She still respectfully calls him "Sean Connery-san." She said she now regrets not trying to speak with him more or get to know him. She never met him again after the movie's release.

" She is probably best known in Western Cinema as Bond girl Kissy Suzuki, starring alongside actor Sean Connery in the 007 film You Only Live Twice (1967).

That same year, King Kong Escapes (1967) was released, thus, she portrayed the spellbinding "Bond-girlish" villainess Madamn Piranha. Her extended wardrobe and enchanted bed chambers contributed to the film's "James Bond-ish" atmosphere. In addition, Hama would sometimes be referred to as "Funny Face," due to her appearances in Japan's "Crazy Cats" movies. She became one of the most popular actresses in Japan's "Golden Age" of Cinema, but has done little acting when Japan's cinema world experienced severe financial problems.

Godzilla (1963), where she became the Giant Ape's "Damsel in Distress.

Mie Hama was born in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1943 in a blue-collar Tokyo family whose small cardboard factory burned down in World War II. She grew up poor. She first started out working as a bus fare collector. While working, she was spotted by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka when she was only sixteen years old, and was soon employed at Toho Studios. She appeared in a bevy of drama and sci-fi films, including King Kong vs.