Awaiting Kirin

2020 · 1 season · 44 episodes · 45min · Série

Starring Shōta Sometani

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Awaiting Kirin (麒麟がくる; Kirin ga Kuru) is a 2020 Japanese historical drama television series starring Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide, a samurai and general during the Sengoku period. The series is the 59th NHK taiga drama, premiering on January 19, 2020. It is the first regular taiga drama to be fully shot in 4K resolution, as well as the first taiga drama to be composed by a non-Japanese.

Original title

麒麟がくる

Original language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Updated October 29, 2026

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