But Von Hagens often trod a fine line between scientific exposition and the macabre. Unsurprisingly, Von Hagens and Body Worlds – which first went on display in Japan in 1995 – were considered somewhat contentious. The exhibition even featured in the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale, in which Von Hagens played a cameo role. However, in 2002 Von Hagens was accused of accepting 56 corpses from a Russian pathologist who had apparently passed them on to him without approval. This was where he met Cornelia von Hagens, another medical student, who became his wife that year, and whose surname he took.