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Explore the grim truth concerning the high price of honor in this documentary exploring the code of the ancient samurai. To most, the long-standing traditions of the samurai may seem hopelessly at odds with the unspoken rules of modern day Japanese society. Drawing on sources from science, literature, and history, this look at the complex lives of these elite warriors explores not only their personal thoughts and grim obsession with death, but their remarkable mastery of the fine arts as well.