| Awaiting Kirin | |
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| Kirin ga Kuru | |
| Written by | Shunsaku Ikehata Yōichi Maekawa |
| Directed by | Taku Ōhara and others |
| Starring |
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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 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Masaru Ochiai (chief)[2] Hideki Fujinami[2] Ryōhei Nakano[2] |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | January 19, 2020 – February 7, 2021 |
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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).
- ^ Sony Music Entertainment (28 January 2020). "Warrior Past". YouTube. YouTube, LLC. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "《2020年大河ドラマ》"美濃編" の出演者を発表！". NHK_PR (in Japanese). NHK. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "《2020年大河ドラマ》"美濃編" の出演者を発表！". NHK. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "大河「麒麟がくる」織田信長は染谷将太！門脇麦、沢尻エリカ、本木雅弘ら12名出演". Natalie. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "《2020年大河ドラマ》"戦国武将＆戦国の華" 出演者発表". NHK. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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