His Lordship trusts me more than anyone else. And that is why he has given me the honor of leading the attack.
Where arrows will find you not only from the front but from the rear.
Lady Asaji Washizu
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Old Ghost Woman
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Taketori Washizu
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Yoshiaki Miki
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Most scenes together: Taketori Washizu & Lady Asaji Washizu (3)
Throne of Blood quotes
Page 1 of 2Miki would never speak of it. He is my best friend.
He is ambitious. Children kill their parents for less. This is a wicked world. To save yourself you often first must kill. It is possible that Miki has already betrayed you. I fear this.
Washizu Guard #1
I cannot believe that this castle is as strong as it was.
Washizu Guard #2
I heard something, too. The rats have begun to leave.
Washizu Guard #3
It is said that rats leave the house just before it burns.
Washizu samurai
I have fought in many battles and have seen blood, yet this stain horrifies me. Because this is the blood of a dog, the blood of a despised traitor. He was a coward too. Cried for mercy after his revolt was over.
Washizu soldier
A message from Lady Asaji! "If arrows cannot open the gates, then a corpse will."
Can you see the future as I see you?
Honorable Captain Miki. You are in command of Fort Two. Today you will take command of Fort One.
Command of Fort One?
Your luck turns slower... but it lasts longer than that of Captain Washizu.
Slower? How do you mean?
Your son will eventually become the Lord of Cobweb Castle.
My only wish would be a long, quiet sleep.
I feel I am already sleeping and have had a frightening dream. What that witch or spirit said, that is what I dream of.
We dream of what we wish.
[Washizu enters Lady Washizu's quarters and sees Lady Washizu kneeling, staring blankly out at nothing, nervously washing her hands in a bowl]
Will it never be gone? The blood. I wash and wash, yet the blood remains - and the smell! Will my hands never again be clean?
Asaji!
There is still blood. My hands. Why do they not become clean? I wash and wash, still they smell of blood.
Asaji!
[glances up from his drink and suddenly pales as he sees the ghost of Miki]
There he is again! If you hate me, why not draw your sword? [He charges, swiping again and again with his sword]
[singing]
Men are vain and death is long, And pride dies first within the grave, For hair and nails are growing still, When face and fame are gone, Nothing in this world will save, Or measure up man's actions here, Nor in the next - for there is none, This life must end in fear, Only evil may maintain, An afterlife for those who will, Who love this world - who have no son, To whom ambition calls, Even so - this false fame falls, Death will reign - man dies in vain.
Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you.
Cowards! I see it now! You'll slay me and offer my head when you surrender!
I did not stain my hands with blood to forward Yoshiteru, Miki's son.
If you choose ambition, lord, then choose it honestly, with cruelty.
If you would make a mountain of the dead, pile it so it reaches the sky.