Tom Cruise n family In Japan pics added

Big in Japan: Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and daughter Suri are greeted at airport

The actor, accompanied by his wife Katie Holmes and two-year-old daughter Suri, caused quite a stir when they touched down at Narita Airport.

Cruise is in the country to promote his latest film, Valkyrie, and turned the airport terminal into a giant red carpet.

He happily greeted the waiting fans, signing autographs, shaking hands and posing for pictures.

Cruise, who is making his first visit to Japan as a father, said he was looking forward to spending some time in the Far East.

He said:"We're gonna hang out. We're gonna see some sights, you know, and we want to eat great sushi that they have here, and just looking forward to seeing some friends."

The Hollywood star is expected to travel to Tokyo and Osaka next week as part of his world tour to promote Valkyrie.

The World War Two thriller, which was released in the UK in January, is based on the true story of a doomed attempt by German officers to kill Adolf Hitler.

Cruise plays Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg who plants a briefcase bomb under a table at Hitler's military headquarters.