Awaiting Kirin
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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,[3][4][5] premiering on January 19, 2020. It is the first regular taiga drama to be fully shot in 4K resolution,[Note 1] as well as the first taiga drama to be composed by a non-Japanese (John R. Graham).
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Awaiting Kirin | |
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Kirin ga Kuru | |
Written by | Shunsaku Ikehata Yōichi Maekawa |
Directed by | Taku Ōhara and others |
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Narrated by | Ichikawa Ebizō XI |
Theme music composer | John R. Graham |
Opening theme | "Warrior Past" by the NHK Symphony Orchestra[1] |
Composer | John R. Graham |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 44 |
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Producers | Masaru Ochiai (chief)[2] Hideki Fujinami[2] Ryōhei Nakano[2] |
Running time | 45 minutes |
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Network | NHK |
Release | January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19) – February 7, 2021 (2021-02-07) |
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