Ghost in the Shell (2017), directed by Rupert Sanders, is based on the Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow. Scarlett Johansson plays Major Mira Killian, a woman whose brain is placed inside a fully synthetic body, making her the first of her kind and a weapon against cyber crime.
Lucy (2014), directed by Luc Besson, follows a young woman who gains extraordinary mental powers after a drug is absorbed into her body. Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, a student in Taipei who is forced to carry a new synthetic substance inside her stomach.
Lost in Translation (2003), directed by Sofia Coppola, follows two Americans stranded in a Tokyo hotel. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an ageing film star shooting a whisky advert. Scarlett Johansson plays Charlotte, a young woman left alone while her husband works.