Similarly, Johansson bares a striking resemblance to “The Major” from the Ghost in the Shell anime and manga – save for the fact that Johansson, like Asbæk, is not Japanese.
Ghost in the Shell opens in U.S. theaters on March 31st, 2017.
Asbæk, like Johansson, is a caucasian actor, though otherwise he appears to be all-but identical in his appearance as Batou to his counterpart from the anime and manga iterations of Ghost in the Shell.
However, thus far that doesn’t appear to be the case, as Ghost in the Shell is now filming in Hong Kong and features a predominantly Japanese supporting cast.