Japan's former premier Junichiro Koizumi, known for crooning Elvis Presley songs while in office, has now lent his voice to a superhero movie.
Koizumi, 67, has provided the voiceover for an extraterrestrial hero who fights not political opponents in the Diet legislature but monsters and aliens from outer space, according to the movie's producers.
Koizumi, now retired from politics, used his offbeat charisma to rule Japan for more than five years until 2006. His three successors each quit the post of prime minister within a year.
While in office, Koizumi displayed his media savvy by singing Elvis hits during a visit to Graceland with then US president George W Bush. His next performance will be in MegaMonsterBattle - Ultra Galaxy, to be screened in Japan in December.
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