The Last Samurai (2003)

America seem to represent themselves in film as an incredibly powerful nation. Although this is true, after the Second World War, but before even the first world war, their army only peaked at 18th strongest in the world. In the film 'The Last Samurai' we see America showing themselves as the strongest nation in the world, getting paid to train other nations armies. But during the time the film was set, the American Army was literally nothing. The nation that was actually involved was Prussia (later known s Germany). This is explained by Cathy Shultz on her blog 'History in the Movies' when she said "The Prussians (later to be known as the Germans) were the ones barking out orders to Japanese conscripts in the 1870s."




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUHHhuLUJy8