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Koji said whitewashing is “a nonissue” for “Bullet Train.” “The Japanese characters — Kimura and the Elder, his father — are very much the heart of it,” Koji said.

And Japanese character popularity shows no sign of slowing: Netflix has secured exclusive rights to new episodes of Pokémon, while Hello Kitty is moving toward her Hollywood debut.

Unlike the 1980s miniseries version, the new adaptation of Shogun features fully-formed Japanese characters. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the creators, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.