Life and work
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Born: 6 March 1920. Died: 23 February 2018. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Director · 1920–2018
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Born on 6 March 1920, this profile follows Lewis Gilbert through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include You Only Live Twice — Tokyo (1967). The location trail reaches Ginza, Tokyo Tower and Sensō-ji, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓You Only Live Twice — Tokyo · Ginza
Lewis Gilbert is credited as director on You Only Live Twice — Tokyo. The work’s existing location story leads to Ginza. Ginza is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — credits ↗︎You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — location reference ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Ginza ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — Ginza
Ginza is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Ginza 4-chome, Chuo City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Sensō-ji ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — Sensō-ji
Sensō-ji is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Tokyo Tower ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Yoyogi Park ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
2-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Shinjuku Station ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo — Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
3 Chome-38-1 Shinjuku, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1920-03-06 2018-02-23
Born 6 March 1920
Died 23 February 2018
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo ↗︎
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Tokyo ↗︎
Hotel windows, crossings, record districts and late-night counters. Discover Tokyo through rhythm rather than postcard shorthand.
You Only Live Twice — Tokyo ↗︎
Follow You Only Live Twice — Tokyo through 5 real places in Tokyo. Bond’s 1960s Tokyo moves between modern infrastructure, spectacle and carefully staged cultural encounter.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Donald Pleasence ↗︎
Donald Pleasence was a British actor. Born on 5 October 1919, this profile follows Donald Pleasence through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include You Only Live Twice — Tokyo (1967) and Halloween (1978). The location trail reaches Ginza, Tokyo Tower and Sensō-ji, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Desmond Llewelyn ↗︎
Desmond Llewelyn was a British actor. Born on 12 September 1914, this profile follows Desmond Llewelyn through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include You Only Live Twice — Tokyo (1967) and A View to a Kill. The location trail reaches Ginza, Tokyo Tower and Sensō-ji, with existing stories in Tokyo and San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Lois Maxwell ↗︎
Lois Maxwell was a Canadian actress. Born on 14 February 1927, this profile follows Lois Maxwell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include You Only Live Twice — Tokyo (1967) and A View to a Kill. The location trail reaches Ginza, Tokyo Tower and Sensō-ji, with existing stories in Tokyo and San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.