Hugh Jackman faces off with kabuki stagehand as he promotes The Wolverine in Japan--He does love the theatre

He is the movie star who is proud of his musical theatre roots.
So no wonder Hugh Jackman seemed so excited to come face-to-face with a traditional kabuki stagehand as he promoted The Wolverine in Japan on Thursday.
The giant Aussie seemed fascinated with the mystery man all dressed in black as he got ready to take part in a press conference in Tokyo.

Hugh are you? Jackman looked confused as he stepped onto the stage at a Wolverine press conference in Japan on Thursday

In kabuki, the classical Japanese dance-drama for the elaborate make-up worn by performers, stagehands rush onto the stage adding and removing props, backdrops and other scenery.
However these kuroko are always dressed entirely in black and are traditionally considered invisible, a convention the 44-year-old did not seem to quite understand.

While he had a ball with the stage worker, he got an even more pleasant surprise when his co-star Hiroyuki Sanada appeared to shake his hand before business commenced.

Baring his claws: The jolly actor gave the assembled crowd a wave as he got ready to get down to business

He can see you: Hugh does not seem to understand kabuki stagehands are supposed to go unnoticed

Fancy seeing you here: The macho star giggled with glee when co-star Hiroyuki Sanada appeared on stage

The film should do a roaring trade in the land of the rising sun, for while the main character is Canadian, all of the action takes place there.

Hugh's latest film follows X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was released in 2009 and despite dividing critics still made an impressive $374 million at the worldwide box office.
The next installment of the franchise will be X Men: Days of Future Past, which will be released next year.
Hugh has described Wolverine as a 'career defining role' saying: 'It may be the strongest of all the roles I've played.'

Having a laugh: The actor showed good humour throughout as he listened to questions

Five star event: Actress Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki, Hugh, director James Mangold and actress Rila Fukushima saluted the audience

Any tips? No doubt Hugh was asking Hiroyuki how he managed to get an MBE while he is still to get one

Mobbed: The movie star has been rushed by eager fans wherever he goes during his Japanese stop-off