Why is this actually happening?

Because there are totally 0 Japanese actresses that could have taken the role… Totally…

Japanese American*

… look up ‘motoko kusanagi’.

Scroll down to ‘played by’.

This actually really pisses me off. Johansson has yet to air in theatres, and she is already the quintessential Motoko Kusanagi.

Oops. I’m sorry. The quintessential Major.

She had so many other jobs to choose from. I don’t know why she accepted this particular job. Meanwhile………………..