The fall of the samurai coincides with the deaths of its last great warriors.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Satsuma, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Kumamoto, Okuma Shigenobu, Yamagata Aritomo, Ito Hirobumi. Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon