Richard, Meet Richard

From the Telegraph

"I'll be the man," Gere said before the two twirled for a few seconds in Mr Koizumi's office.

Mr Koizumi, who has been called "the Japanese Richard Gere" because of his resemblance to the American heartthrob, discussed his love of movies in a brief meeting with the actor.

Ah, Richard. Wooing oriental statesmen, starring in Hollywood classics like Dr T and the Women and Runaway Bride, all the while doing something (I'm not sure what, perhaps he has a bumper sticker) to save - I'm sorry -to free Tibet. I salute you, an International Man of Intrigue, Richard Gere.