Elite MI6 agent 007 known for his charm, combat skills, and gadgetry.
Aki is Bond's principal Japanese ally during his early investigation.
Aki approaches Bond at a sumo tournament, takes him to Dikko Henderson, rescues him from assassins, and drives him to safety.
Bond and Tanaka cooperate to uncover and destroy the hidden rocket base.
Bond falls through a trap door into Tanaka's office, and the two later coordinate the investigation and the assault on the volcano base.
Kissy supports Bond's undercover operation as his staged wife and field partner.
Kissy is introduced as the woman who will perform a staged marriage with Bond, reconnoitres the cave with him, and helps him investigate the volcano.
Henderson is Bond's MI6 contact in Tokyo.
Henderson is described as a local MI6 operative and attempts to give Bond evidence concerning the hijacked spacecraft.
Bond investigates Osato as a suspected participant in the spacecraft conspiracy.
Bond breaks into Osato's office safe, obtains secret documents, and later returns disguised as a potential buyer to investigate Osato Chemicals.
Brandt repeatedly attempts to eliminate Bond while posing as an ally.
Osato orders Brandt to kill Bond, and Brandt later interrogates him, attempts to trap him in an aircraft, and abandons him before the plane explodes.
Bond confronts Blofeld as the mastermind behind the global crisis.
Blofeld directs the SPECTRE operation to provoke war, detains Bond at the volcano base, and prepares to execute him.
Hans is a direct physical obstacle during the final assault.
Bond fights Hans in the control-room sequence and kills him while trying to stop the launch.
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