 Sean Connery 's then wife Diane Cilento did the swimming scenes for at least five Japanese actresses , including Mie Hama . Martial arts expert Donn F. Draeger provided martial arts training , and also doubled for Connery . Lewis Gilbert 's regular editor , Thelma Connell , was originally hired to edit the film . However , after her initial , almost three @-@ hour cut received a terrible response from test audiences , Peter R. Hunt was asked to re @-@ edit the film . Hunt 's cut proved a much greater success , and he was awarded the director 's chair on the next film as a result . 
 Sean Connery <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>then wife Diane Cilento did the swimming scenes for at least five Japanese actresses , including Mie Hama . Martial arts expert Donn F. Draeger provided martial arts training , and also doubled for Connery . Lewis Gilbert <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>regular editor , Thelma Connell , was originally hired to edit the film . However , after her initial , almost three @-@ hour cut received a terrible response from test audiences , Peter R. Hunt was asked to re @-@ edit the film . Hunt <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>cut proved a much greater success , and he was awarded the director <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>chair on the next film as a result . 
Sean Connery  then wife Diane Cilento did the swimmin scenes fa at least five Japanese actresses , including Mie Hama . Martial arts expert Donn fuc. Draeger provided martial arts training , and also doubled for Connery . Lewis Gilbert  regular editor , Thelma Connell , was originally hired to edit da film . However , after her initial , almost three @-@ hr cut received a terrible response from test audiences , Peter R. Hunt was asked to re @-@ edit the film . Hunt  cut proved a much greater success , and he was awarded the director  chair on tdanext film as a result .