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HBO sometimes relies on the producers and directors to generate the buzz. People watched Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom as much to see another show by Sorkin as to watch Jeff Daniels. Band of Brothers was promoted by referring to Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Stephen Ambrose as executive producers. The actors like Damian Lewis had little or no public image at the time that show aired. I can see a similar strategy for Monster emphasizing the role of Del Toro.
I'm less well acquainted with actors these days than I was when I was younger, but I, for one, have never heard of Kaneshiro Takeshi. I suspect a good Japanese actor with some knowledge of English would be fine. Once he has understood and memorized his lines, his performance is going to depend mostly on his acting chops.
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