Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone surprises over 500 Japanese fans with
'Rambo' stunts at his latest "Rambo" film red carpet event in Tokyo,
Japan.

TOKYO, JAPAN (MAY 08, 2008) TOKYO JAPAN, (HANDOUT) GAGA-

 Boxoffice comeback champ Sylvester Stallone has proved to his
Japanese fans that John Rambo is back in action.
    The actor landed on a camouflage-printed carpet from a specialized
vehicle after running through explosions and pillars of burning fire at the
'Rambo' Japan Premiere event in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday (May 8).
    "I didn't expect to be this big, it's really really really very
special. I'd have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised because right after
this, I get on a plane and go home, so this would be my last memory for a long
time. So it's wonderful."
    At 61, Hollywood watchers have speculated about whether Stallone was up
to the task of taking on the Rambo character again, but the star appeared in
great shape after a gruelling three months in the Thai and Myanmar jungle
making the film
    Stallone, who plays the machinegun-toting Vietnam War veteran, walked
down the red carpet with his cast members signing autographs and shaking hands
with screaming fans. More than 500 fans rushed to the event in 'Rambo'
inspired outfits such as a pair of camo trousers and bandanas.
    In the film, John Rambo -- best known for mowing down enemies with an
M60 machine gun in the 1980's -- comes out of retirement in Thailand to save a
group of Christian missionaries from a sadistic Myanmar army major.
    Stallone's movie specifically focuses on the Karen tribe of eastern
Myanmar. UK-based Christian Aid says the Karen and other groups have suffered
half a million cases of forced relocation and thousands more have been
imprisoned, tortured or killed.
    Many ethnic rebel groups have fought Burmese governments for more
autonomy since independence from Britain in 1948. Stallone said he was in
communication with some, and several former freedom fighters acted in the
movie despite fears over possible government threats.
    Stallone and his fellow Hollywood actors like Will Ferrel have recently
joined a video campaign to win support for jailed Myanmar democracy leader
Aung San Suu Kyi. Now the 61-year-old actor is willing to do more after a
deadly cyclone hit the country.
    "We're, I'm gonna do a in probably about a month, I'm going home
to do a another cut of this movie, a longer cut, a little bit more romantic,
and I'm gonna give all the money to Burma. So 100 percent so we can help build
hospitals or something like that."
    Nearly 22,500 people have been killed and 41,000 are still missing
after Cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, washing away
entire villages and rendering at least one million people homeless.
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