Angelina Jolie joins Japanese fans for Maleficent premiere

Angelina Jolie has been touring the globe to promote her latest role as Maleficent - the fairy who places a curse on Sleeping Beauty - describing her as "so elegant and powerful and deliciously wicked".

On Tuesday night she delighted her fans in Tokyo for the Japanese premiere.

The A-lister was made an honorary dame by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month.

The film has now taken well over $500m worldwide at the box office, making it the biggest live-action film of Jolie's career.