After having Scarlett Johansson as the main hero of the film "Ghost in the Shell," Hollywood has received a "Whitewashing" critics after failing to cast Asian actor as Major Kusanagi. California-based comic-book writer Jon Tsuei said that it's not simply a sci-fi thriller, it is also a pillar in Asian Media.
Paramount/DreamWorks adaptation of Japanese anime hit "Ghost in the Shell" is a Japanese anime classic that talks about cyborg detective Major Motoko Kusanagi. Scarlett Johansson was stormed with many angry campaigners after her casting was announced.
The Guardian wrote that the campaigners' opinion is that the movie should have starred an Asian instead of white. She also added that Hollywood just ruined the story's core themes and not just erasing the Asian actors.
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Among the reactions Johansson has received from the social media says he preferred the Oscar-nominated Pacific Rim star Rinko Kikuchi must've starred in the movie adaptation of "Ghost in the Shell," but others also say Johansson looked identical at the original Kasunagi.
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Hollywood Reporter also added that "Ghost in the Shell" is a shame, according to a fan of the manga Ai Ries Collazo. Though it's better that they did not include a Chinese cast like what they did with other Asian films. Others also commented not to focus only on physical appearance but also to the nature of identity and the cyborgs.
"Ghost in the Shell" was written by Masamune Shirow, licensed it for Mamoru Oshii's seminal 1995 and Published by Kodansha on 1989. The manga has featured several spin-offs and lately the Hollywood version.
