Volcano used as lair by James Bond villain erupts
Shinmoedake in Japan served as a spacecraft base in the 007 movie You Only Live Twice
- Ellie Harrison
Published: Friday, 22 June 2018 at 3:00 pm
A Japanese volcano that was used as the location for a James Bond villain's lair in the movie You Only Live Twice has erupted, billowing smoke thousands of metres into the air.
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Shinmoedake served as the setting for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's secret haunt in the 1967 Bond film starring Sean Connery.
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In the movie, 007 is sent to Japan to investigate the sudden disappearance of American and Soviet spacecraft.
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The crater of Shinmoedake was the location of a hidden base, from which Blofeld launched his own spacecraft to catch the US and Soviet shuttles.
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Shinmoedake is 616 miles from Tokyo and has erupted several times this year.
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