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Wednesday 04th June, 02:36 PM JST

Harrison Ford, 65, center, producer George Lucas, 64, and Karen Allen, 56, meet the press in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Director Steven Spielberg was supposed to come but had to attend his daughter’s graduation. Asked who their real-life heroes are, Ford said those who selflessly help others, while Allen and Lucas nominated Barack Obama as “an up-and-coming hero for those of us with hopes and dreams.” At that, the emcee promptly asked everyone (in Japanese) to get the discussion back onto the film which opens in Japan on June 21.

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northlondon at 04:49 PM JST - 4th June

Lucas: "Ford, get your hand off my ass !" Ford: "It's not my hand on your ass, it's Karen's".
nisegaijin at 05:10 PM JST - 4th June

Why oh why Obama is a hero? There goes my respect for Lucas...
Noripinhead at 06:00 PM JST - 4th June

Movie legends of the 80s in Tokyo. I wonder if they will be eating at Gourmet SMAP. Nice smile, Karen Allen. You can drink me under the table any time.
Taka313 at 07:18 PM JST - 4th June

I can only hope I look as good as Harrison Ford when I'm 65 (I won't be sporting an earring however).

Taka
cleo at 07:27 PM JST - 4th June

Harrison Ford.

Yummy, yummy, yummy, slurrp. :-)

I hope Mr. Cleo looks as good when he's 65. He probably will. I'll even let him have the earring if he wants. He probably won't want.
Taka313 at 08:17 PM JST - 4th June

Wait one second there Cleo.

Yummy, yummy, yummy, slurrp?

You said you were a vegetarian! ;-)

Taka
Nessie at 08:49 PM JST - 4th June

I much prefer Karen Allen to that harpy who was in #2. What a mess of a movie.
PrinceskaNo1 at 08:52 PM JST - 4th June

Who said white women did not age well? Karen looks 20 years younger than 56.

Harrison Ford, he is still a sex symbol. Looks great. He is the sexiest man in Japan at the moment.
presto345 at 09:28 PM JST - 4th June

Karen looks 20 years younger than 56.

At least in this picture she doesn't look any younger than 55 ;-)
WhiteHawk at 10:03 PM JST - 4th June

Nessie:

I much prefer Karen Allen to that harpy who was in #2. What a mess of a movie.

I don't know if I've ever agreed with you more. ;)

Sad to hear that the film is a let-down. More-bigger-louder doesn't always mean better.

Had to chuckle about Lucas and Allen's political endorsement: A "hero for those of us with hopes and dreams." But apparently not for those with solutions, or even specifics. CHANGE we refuse to define. Hahaha...
USNinJapan2 at 10:07 PM JST - 4th June

Nessie

Yeah but how about that Dr Elsa Schneider? Jawohl! : )
thepro at 12:15 AM JST - 5th June

He'll always be Rick Deckard to me
viking68 at 07:52 AM JST - 5th June

Nessie at 08:49 PM JST - 4th June

I much prefer Karen Allen to that harpy who was in #2. What a mess of a movie.

That "harpy" is Spielberg's wife.
SpanishEyez37 at 03:16 PM JST - 8th June

I may go see Indiana Jones and The Search for Viagra
carlosgodoy1 at 01:26 PM JST - 10th June

I posted some other exciting and classy forum that I had hoped that this movie captures the flavor of the first Indy Jones. And then looked at the pic here and realized that he used the girl from the first movie, so maybe Lucas read my mind.

But despite all its shortcomingss, the Insects in Temple of Doom was AWESOME. Bugs and more bugs. inside of your clothes, lovely.

That harpy only became Spielberg's wife after he made the movie, methinks. Probably he directed doing the Shanghai Club ObiWan singing scene in her slinky red dress with all the dancing girls, ha ha.