[Andrew999]

I was inspired to read this because of Yoko Tani - an extraordinary character whose life would make a great movie in itself. I first saw her in a British B-movie, Piccadilly Third Stop - which is still worth watching today, if only to spot the stars of later years in early roles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0YtdpEX5RM

I was then surprised to find Yoko popping up in some Italian movies when I went through a peplum-loving phase - that included Marco Polo but also the excellent Ursus and the Tartar Princess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_VaHCMu5LI

If that wasn't enough for one life - she then made some decent Eurospy movies that included The Spy Who Loved Flowers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJeRFnGeO5k

Finally, and most important of all, she was the inspiration behind the Yoko Tsuno comic book which still sells by the shedload today:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Tsuno

Link to the book: Marco Polo 1