Tickets are sold out, but at a press conference at the Halekulani today HIFF director Chuck Boller said there may still be some spots available through the rush line.

At six-foot-two, the slender Watanabe cut an elegant figure at the press conference. Dressed in a white polo shirt, tan twill slacks and red suede loafers, he thoughtfully fielded questions from the media.

When asked what he thought of Clint Eastwood, the director of Watanabe's upcoming "Letters From Iwo Jima," the actor replied without hesitation, "The best director in the world."