James Bond in film process. Connery, however, was somewhat resigned to the project, lacking the enthusiasm he sported for "Thunderball". A press conference on his arrival had been tense, "soured by aggressive questioning of Connery's crumpled, jet-lagged appearance". Primary and secondary photography finished in December; the special effects filming for the space scenes were undertaken between January and March 1967, prior to the film's release on 12 June. The cinema posters for the film stated "Sean Connery IS James Bond", to distance the Eon-produced picture from the independent "Casino Royale", which had been released two months earlier. However, during the production, Connery announced that
Aki (James Bond) film series.) At the last moment, Bond turns in his sleep and Aki moves to his position. The poison falls on her lips and starts to choke her, which wakes Bond who quickly kills the assassin. Aki tries to speak, gasping "I'm... I'm...", but succumbs to the poison and dies before she can say any more. The scene was accompanied by the musical track "The Death of Aki" by John Barry. Various lists frequently ranked Aki among the best Bond girls ever, including as tenth by Zimbio in 2008 ("So beautiful you almost forget that Sean Connery has been ridiculously