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Ghost in the Shell (Japanese Mini-Poster)

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Title:	Ghost in the Shell (Japanese Mini-Poster)
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Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Pin Up
For Sale Status:	NFS
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Added to Site:	4/15/2017
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This is the Japanese poster featuring Scarlett Johansson as the existential cyborg, Motoko Kusanagi. I have read about the controversy surrounding Johansson's casting, but don't expect the Japanese to care too much about the white-washing minefield. Even Mamoru Oshii, director of the excellent original anime, reportedly thought Johansson was perfect casting. The debate is Western-centric, Asian actors vying for movie roles who feel overlooked by Hollywood's casting choices, a point of view to which I am sympathetic. Regardless, the movie is currently playing in Japanese theaters, but I have not heard a lot of glowing reviews, so I will probably wait until it becomes available for rent to see how it measures up to the manga and anime.

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