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Johnny Depp Breaks Down in Tears After the Reception Given to Him at the Tokyo Comic-Con
The actor Johnny Depp was so happy to be greeted by the fans at the Tokyo Comic-Con that he broke down in tears. It was his first trip to Japan in eight years.
As the main act of the event, the 62-year-old actor, met more than 3000 people in two days, and he was at Tokyo’s Makuhari Messe Convention Center till late night on Saturday, Dec. 6 (after midnight) and on Sunday, Dec. 7 (after 10 p.m.). About 97,000 people showed up for the three-days event — the highest attendance ever for Tokyo Comic-Con — and the tickets were sold out within 10 minutes of going on sale.
“Johnny is very touched and overwhelmed by the fans’ reception everywhere he goes,” a source tells PEOPLE. “He actually sees them and realizes those who have been his support and have stood by him these last years.”
Johnny Depp’s Connection with Japanese Fans Still Goes Deep
An insider shares, “It was his first trip back to Japan after a span of eight years, and Although a lot has changed since then, their love for Johnny remains unchanged.”
Depp did not attend a single Comic-Con in any city before and this is the first time in any city he has been to a Comic-Con that he held autograph and photo sessions with fans. Thus Tokyo Comic-Con this year which was also attended by stars Sebastian Stan, Norman Reedus, and Nicholas Hoult was the first.
Anime Style Pirate Jack Depp Art Created for Johnny Depp and He Talks About His Deep Connection to Tokyo
As a surprise gift during his panel, the convention organizers gave Depp a unique artwork showing his Pirates of the Caribbean character, Captain Jack Sparrow, depicted as a character from a Japanese anime series One Piece by the creator of the series Eiichiro Oda.
“Tokyo is a city that Johnny has always loved and it seems that the love is still very much alive,” the insider continued. “Johnny enjoyed his stay very much and he is already looking forward to his next visit.”
Depp was at the Tokyo Comic-Con to pitch HYDE, a dark graphic novel series that reimagines the classic 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The movie, directed by Ridley Scott and produced by HYDE, features Depp as the lead character.
Johnny Depp’s Numerous Visits to Tokyo and His Upcoming 2026 Projects
The actor, among other things, went to Tokyo for his art show, “A Bunch of Stuff,” and the Japanese premiere of his movie Modi: Three Days on the Wings of Madness, which he directed. Depp’s trip to Japan was after his visit to Argentina, where he was welcomed by a crowd of fans as the Mayor of Buenos Aires handed him the Key to the City.
There are still more public appearances lined up for Depp in 2026. In the following year, he will feature in the film Day Drinker, which will bring back together him and Penelope Cruz — the two actors who worked in the films Blow (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — and he will also be seen in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, a motion picture based on the timeless Charles Dickens novel, starring Ian McKellen as well.
