When Moritsugu faced MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, he voiced his opinion fairly and squarely; 'I have run out of luck and there is nothing I can do under captivity. Tell me what you are going to do' and he was beheaded at Yuigahama in the end.
盛嗣は源頼朝の面前に引き出された際に「今は運尽きてかように搦め召し候上は、力及び候はず。とくとく道を召せ」と堂々と自説を述べ、ついに由比ヶ浜にて斬首された。