Algren: There is Life in every breath.
Katsumoto: That is, Bushido.
Omura's Companion: He's rude.
Omura: That's how it is here. A land of cheap traders.
Emperor Meiji: Ambassador Swanbeck, I have concluded that your treaty is not in the best interests of my people.
Ambassador Swanbeck: Sir, if I may.
Emperor Meiji: So sorry, but you may not.
Answer: The Battle of Thermopylae, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae for more info.
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