Factual error: When we see the United States flag, it is the wrong flag. It has 43 stars, something the flag did not have until 1891.
The Last Samurai (2003)
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Directed by: Edward Zwick
Starring: Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg
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Colonel Bagley: Just tell me one thing, what is it about your own people you hate so much?
Trivia: In scene 32, Katsumoto and Algren ride through the line of troops and as Algren dismounts, his horse kicks out at the soldier to the right of the camera and hits him in the groin. The soldier bends over with the impact, backs up, then bravely straightens up again as the scene continues. (01:53:55)
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Answer: No. The actor's name is Satoshi Nikaido. He is listed in the credits as "N.C.O."
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