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Japanese comedians Higedansyaku on red carpet2. Sumo wrestler Harumafuji on carpet3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ramon Rodriguez, actor\"I think there's no better place to do it than Japan. If it wasn't...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eTokyo, Japan, 8 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Japanese comedians Higedansyaku on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e2. Sumo wrestler Harumafuji on carpet\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ramon Rodriguez, actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think there's no better place to do it than Japan. If it wasn't for Japan, there'd be no Transformers.\" \u003cbr/\u003e4. Cutaway of actress Megan Fox.\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Megan Fox, actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The premiere? I think it's amazing. I mean I think Transformers started here as toys so I think it is the perfect place.  We should have had the first movie here. So I think it is perfect.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND (English) translator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well you reprised your role as Mikaela again in this film.  Any new discoveries?\"\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) Megan Fox, actress on her role:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I think she is just a little more human in this movie. She had... there's real emotions.  There is, you know, there is a real love story between her and Sam.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of Tyrese Gibson signing autographs for fans\u003cbr/\u003e7. Shot of Josh Duhamel arriving on the red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Josh Duhamel, actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\" To all my Japanese friends, thank you so much for letting us have the world premiere right here in your country. This is far bigger than I expected and I hope you like the movie.  I did see it tonight too for the first time so, bye-bye. Thank you.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Cutaway of Shia Labeouf signing autographs for fans\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Shia LaBeouf, actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The whole point was to make a film better than the first one and that was the attempt and we pulled out all the stops. We tried as hard as we possibly could and gave everything to make it as good if not better, definitely better than the first one. so, that was the goal.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Cutaway of Shia LaBeouf signing more autographs\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Shia LaBeouf, actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"They are amazing to make, because there's magic involved.  At lot of movies nowadays people have figured out all the tricks. There are no magic tricks anymore. I think that movies at this level, you have the opportunity to create magic again and so that is the reason I fell in love with movies to begin with and I also get to exercise all the things that I loved in my childhood. You know, to get to be in the 'Transformer' movie or to get to be in 'Indiana Jones', I mean it's just like a fantasy. It's a dream world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Cutaway of Isabel Lucas signing autographs for fans\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabel Lucas, actress on working with Michael Bay:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yeah, he's amazing. He's so passionate and so energetic, and so clear and concise about what he wants from the character so that was always cool to be challenged to know.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Shot of Bumblebee Cameo mockup\u003cbr/\u003e16. Cutaway of countdown of transformation of car\u003cbr/\u003e17. Cutaway of smoke\u003cbr/\u003e18. Zoom in of Bumblebee robot emerging\u003cbr/\u003e19. Pan up of Bumblebee mockup   \u003cbr/\u003e20. Cutaway of Michael Bay greeting fans\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Bay, director:\u003cbr/\u003e\"'Transformers' started in Japan, so it is only appropriate that you guys are the first in the world to see it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Cutaway of Michael Bay receiving trophy from Yasuta Sato (creator of 'Transformers')\u003cbr/\u003e23. UPSOUND (English) Michael Bay, director:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I hope we do you proud.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Junichi Ishida, Japanese actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's going to be, great hit because people here in Japan is, you know, we are under the circumstance of very difficult economy, conditions.  So, people want to see, you know, kind of a fantasy. It's going to be a big hit.\" \u003cbr/\u003e25. Zoom out wide of Bumblebee\u003cbr/\u003eThe cast and crew of 'Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen,' gathered in Tokyo, Japan Monday (08JUN09) for the film's world premiere - which paid homage to the robotic combatants Japanese roots.\u003cbr/\u003eWith Japanese fans screaming their approval, director Michael Bay and cast members; Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez, walked the red carpet at the Roppongi Hills Arena, signing autographs and posing for photos with fans.\u003cbr/\u003eThe popular film franchise is a spin-off of the Hasbro toy characters and it's significant to Japan, where the robotic industry has enjoyed a great deal of attention.\u003cbr/\u003eShia LaBeouf reprises his role as teenager Sam Witwicky, with Megan Fox joining him again as his girlfriend Mikaela Banes.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen asked about her character in the second film, Fox said audiences will get to see a more emotional side to her:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I think she is just a little more human in this movie... there's real emotions.  There is a real love story between her and Sam.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWith the success of the first 'Transformers' film in 2007, the robots in disguise proved that there was too much action for just one film. \u003cbr/\u003eThe sequel promises more in the epic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticon and the film's star Shai LaBeouf says that it's even more of an adventure than the last film:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The whole point was to make a film better than the first one and that was the attempt and we pulled out all the stops. 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