Lady Asaji Washizu Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you.
Played by Isuzu Yamada 
Throne of Blood (1957) · 20 quotes
Throne of Blood (1957) · 20 quotes
Most-quoted character in Throne of Blood (1957): in 7 of its 20 quotes
Most scenes with: Taketori Washizu (3)
Without ambition, man is not man.
More lines from Lady Asaji Washizu
3 quotes Lady Asaji Washizu Lady Asaji Washizu I did not stain my hands with blood to forward Yoshiteru, Miki's son.
Lady Asaji Washizu Listen, even the crow is saying: The throne is yours.
Scenes with Lady Asaji Washizu
3 scenesMiki would never speak of it. He is my best friend.
Lady Asaji Washizu 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.
Lady Asaji Washizu [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!
Lady Asaji Washizu There is still blood. My hands. Why do they not become clean? I wash and wash, still they smell of blood.
Asaji!
His Lordship trusts me more than anyone else. And that is why he has given me the honor of leading the attack.
Lady Asaji Washizu Where arrows will find you not only from the front but from the rear.
