Denzel Washington gave commuters in Tokyo a thrill on Thursday (20Aug09) - after taking command of a Japanese train station.
The star plays a train dispatcher forced to negotiate with hijacker John Travolta in movie remake Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and he conducted traffic at the Kokuritsu Kyogijo station as a train departed mid-afternoon to promote the movie.
Commanding the airwaves Washington told passengers in Japanese, "The train is leaving now."
However, the actor has laughed of the idea of switching careers, and admits he should have warned passengers before taking over. He says, "To be a train dispatcher for one day... Be very careful... if I'm in charge."
The Taking of Pelham 123 is Washington's first movie since American Gangster and The Great Debaters in 2007. Starring alongside John Travolta the film opened at number three at the American box office.
however the film, so far, has failed to make back it's $100m budget.
But the next year looks busy for the Oscar winning actor with the release of The Book of Eli, Unstoppable and Inside man 2.
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