I am no peasant to be trodden upon. I am daughter of the great Lord Akechi Jinsai.

Accepting death isn't surrender. Flowers are only flowers because they fall.

It is not possible to fight through all these men. We must go back.

What you denied me wasn't death. It was a life beyond your reach. And I would sooner live a thousand years than die with you like this.

I don't think you are her enemy. I think fear is her enemy.

Once loyalty begins, it does not have an end. Otherwise, it would not be loyalty.

Mariko: A man may go to war for many reasons: conquest, pride, power. But a woman is simply at war.

We grieve those we have lost by continuing their fight.

Lady Mariko

Many years ago, a great injustice stole everything from me.

Lady Mariko: As a hostage, he learned one truth: that enemies are everywhere and friends nowhere. To show your true heart is to risk your life.

Shogun Quotes

I'd say our chances are fare. This is not where we die.

Blackthorne

Insults? How dare you imply that Lord Ishido insulted me.

Toranaga