Restoration project of old houses used in the filming of "You Only Live Twice" (Crowdfunding)

Memorial to the filming of the movie “007 You Only Live Twice”

Akime, Botsu-cho, Minamisatsuma-shi, Kagoshima 898-0212

007's sacred place! Akime's unchanging charm attracts fans from all over the world. Did you know that a long time ago, the movie 007 was filmed in Akime, Botsu-cho, Minamisatsuma City? You Only Live Twice, released in 1967. The stage was Japan, and here in Akime, there were many notable members including Sean Connery, Tetsuro Tamba, and Mie Hama. Autumn is a sacred place for 007 enthusiasts, as the scenery remains unchanged from that time. Thanks to the efforts of local people, we received an English certificate and autograph from producer Albert R. Broccoli stating that ``You Only Live Twice was filmed here in Autumn,'' as well as stars Sean Connery and Tetsuro Tanba. A monument engraved with his signature was erected in 1990. The location is near the Ganjin Memorial Museum, which was built to honor the founder of the Japanese Ritsu sect, Ganjin Yamato, who landed in Bozu and his great achievements, and offers a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Akime Fishing Port.

Akime, Bozu-cho, Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture, is a small village with a population of 50 people, and was used as a location for the filming of the fifth James Bond film, "You Only Live Twice," released in 1967. The number of people who participated in the filming is decreasing, but we hope to preserve the existing historical materials and sites related to the film for future generations and to continue to be a place where people from all over the world can visit and interact with each other.

We are the General Incorporated Association 007 AKIME, which was just established in 2024. AKIME is a small village with a population of 50 people in Akime, Bozu-cho, Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The film "You Only Live Twice," released on July 16, 1967, was shot on this land. After that, a 007 monument was erected, and the old house where the filming took place (nicknamed the Kissy & Bond House) has been protected together with local residents, movie fans, and the government. Events related to the film have been held, but the scale has been shrinking year by year, and the old house, 58 years after filming, has deteriorated significantly, to the point where we wonder if it will even survive this year's rainy season. Furthermore, this spring, we lost even a leader who had been enlivening the area through the film. The remaining members tried to rebuild the team and set out to establish a general incorporated association in order to realize the preservation of the old house as a film historical material and a valuable local resource.

What I want to achieve in this project

The house of Kissy and Bond is the only building remaining as it was when the film was shot, and is a valuable historical document of the film. Our goal in revitalizing it is to maintain the beauty of Akime, which can be said to be the original scenery of Japan, and to restart it as a small museum based on the precious resource that can act as a lubricant for the revitalization of the region, and we are challenging crowdfunding with the hope of choosing a bright topic and future for the region.

Please see the crowdfunding page for details.

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/771187/view