Eastwood promises governor he'll respect war dead

Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood has promised the governor of Tokyo, Japan, he will respect the capital's war sites when he visits to shoot his controversial World War II film.

Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood has promised the governor of Tokyo, Japan, he will respect the capital's war sites when he visits to shoot his controversial World War II film.

The 74-year-old legend recently told Governor Shintaro Ishihara he will "absolutely not" trample on sacred war sites when he films his adaptation of best-selling book Flags of our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima later this year.

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