How would a Japanese animated character look? The character is Japanese rendered in a stylized fashion. I mean, she doesn’t look non-Japanese, so why go for a white person?

“Can you tell me of any instance where a non-asian actor played a straight asian character in any movie?”

Let me clarify what my response to you was saying.

You were comparing Japan, a racially homogeneous country, to America, a racially diverse country with a history of minority groups being distanced from their traditional names and cultures. So when I say a Japanese character named Mokoto Kusanagi is ethnically…

I have seen the show, manga, films, and the rebooted franchise. I still have an issue with the casting. They come to the conclusion that anyone could have been the part on Kusanagi. Ok fine, but if we are going to go real exact. Johannson still isn’t fit for the role since she is not androgynous enough. I know that…

If you’re not an American, you’re right you will never understand OUR racial dynamics. But I’m almost positive wherever you’re from, there are other issues associated with race, maybe just not with film (although I doubt that too). Don’t come here with that “America is consumed with race” bullshit if you already don't…