The Last Samurai - Ujio Beheading deleted scene

This is a deleted scene from the Last Samurai. It takes place before Nathan Algren was captured, because his Sgt. is alive in this scene and obviously Algren doesn't know Ujio yet. I can see several reasons why it was deleted, though they didn't say. -I think they wanted the Samurai to first be seen on the field of battle, to make the audience anxious to see the samurai. Also, there is a bit of fear when not knowing what to expect of the samurai. -This scene shows the power that the samurai held in Japan