Throne of Blood

"Cowards! I see it now! You'll slay me and offer my head when you surrender!"

"[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]"

"Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you."

"Without ambition, man is not man."

"I did not stain my hands with blood to forward Yoshiteru, Miki's son."

"Listen, even the crow is saying: The throne is yours."

"What warrior would not want to be lord of a mighty castle?"

"[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."

"You humans! Never will I comprehend you. You are afraid of your desires - you try to hide them."

"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."

"If you would shed blood, then let it run as a river."

"Washizu soldier: A message from Lady Asaji! "If arrows cannot open the gates, then a corpse will.""

"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."

"Toshiro Mifune - Taketoki Washizu"

"Isuzu Yamada - Lady Asaji Washizu"

"Takashi Shimura - Noriyasu Odagura"

"Akira Kubo - Yoshiteru Miki"

"Yōichi Tachikawa - Kunimaru Tsuzuki"

"Minoru Chiaki - Yoshiaki Miki"

"Takamaru Sasaki - Lord Kuniharu Tsuzuki"

"Chieko Naniwa - Witch"

"Kokuten Kōdō - First General"