- Saeki Nobutatsu: She's beautiful, but beauty's a fleeting pleasure. Like trying to grasp a river or fuck a sunset.
- Yoshii Toranaga: Why is it that only those who have never fought in a battle are so eager to be in one?
- John Blackthorne: [Blackthorne suddenly stands, startling everyone] Yabushige-sama. Nagakedo-sama.
- [Blackthorne scoffs]
- John Blackthorne: Behold the great warlord. The brilliant master of trickery. Who tricked his own loyal vassals into a noiseless smothering.
- John Blackthorne: [In Japanese] You're all dead.
- John Blackthorne: Crimson fucking horseshit.
- Toda Hiromatsu: Lord Saeki, did you receive our lord's gift?
- Saeki Nobutatsu: The courtesan, yes. Many Thanks. She's beautiful, but beauty's a fleeting pleasure. Like Trying to grasp a river, or fuck a sunset.