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Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan

TOKYO — "Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe attended the Japan premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on Thursday night. It is the fifth film in the series about the boy wizard and his friends at Hogwarts. "Japanese fans are the greatest," said Radcliffe, 17, who was last in Japan in December 2002. Hundreds of fans came to Narita to welcome him when he arrived on Wednesday, and on Thursday night, he was greeted by hordes of fans dressed as witches and wizards, complete with black capes, hats and magic wands.




Dressed in a white suit, Radcliffe chatted with fans in passable Japanese (mainly saying his name and praising Japan). "It's wonderful to come over here and to say hello. I hope people will be impressed by the new characters, the new performances, and the big battle," he said on the red carpet.

Organizers said fans came from as far away as Okinawa and Hokkaido. The film opens in Japan on July 20.



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Daniel Radcliffe, left, and producer David Heyman attend a news conference Friday to promote "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which opens in Japan on July 20. Radcliffe, 17, who was last in Japan in December 2002, said about half of the hundreds of thousands of fan letters he gets from around the world comes from Japan.


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Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan
nitro Click here to see all messages by nitro Click here to see member profile (Jun 29 2007 - 11:03)Rate | Report
fans came from as far away as Okinawa and Hokkaido.

oh my God!
 
celebs love japan
rjd_jr Click here to see all messages by rjd_jr Click here to see member profile (Jun 29 2007 - 11:41)Rate | Report
that's why celebs love japan, it really does make them feel good about themselves. Hundreds, even thousands sometimes show up to mob them at the airport and whatnot. It's not like that in other places.
 
Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan
amole Click here to see all messages by amole Click here to see member profile (Jun 29 2007 - 13:17)Rate | Report
fans came from as far away as Okinawa and Hokkaido.

I completely sympathise! bring on the hardcore potter craze so i can join (and get those strange looks from my friends again)
 
Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan
papasmurfinjapan Click here to see all messages by papasmurfinjapan Click here to see member profile (Jun 29 2007 - 14:35)Rate | Report
like a kid in a candy store, the lucky bastard.
 
Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan
smithinjapan Click here to see all messages by smithinjapan Click here to see member profile (Jun 29 2007 - 23:31)Rate | Report
Of course he is! That's why Japan waits so damn long to get movies... they want the celebs to come and make speeches at premiers and local Q & A's. Then they go and charge a fortune to see the flick.
 
Radcliffe attends 'Harry Potter' premiere in Japan
amole Click here to see all messages by amole Click here to see member profile (Jun 30 2007 - 00:47)Rate | Report
I'd sell my metaphorical kidney to see it earlier

well not really... but maybe a bit

am I the the only geek here? I guess everyone is too grown up & cool

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