Awaiting Kirin

Synopsis

After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the country and rule in these turbulent times. In the mid-1540s, there is a young wandering samurai in Mino which is strategically located between the East and West. His name is Akechi Mitsuhide. At this time, there is plenty of internal strife within the Toki clan which rules Mino. Surrounded by the Oda of Owari, the Imagawa of Suruga and the Asakura of Echizen, Mino has constantly faced the risk of invasion. Mitsuhide is pulled into battle and destroys the enemy. His bravery as well as stratagem catches the attention of Saito Toshimasa, the chief retainer of the Toki clan, and he is singled out. This man who is also known as Saito Dosan will go on to takeover the Toki and make Mino his own.

First Air Date: 2020-01-19

Last Air Date: 2021-02-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 44

Networks: NHK

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Top Cast

Masahiro Motoki as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
Shota Sometani as Oda Nobunaga
Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide
Haruna Kawaguchi as Oda Kicho [Nobunaga's legal wife]
Satoshi Tokushige as Fujita Dengo [Akechi family retainer]
Katsunori Takahashi as Oda Nobuhide [Nobunaga's father]
Sayuri Ishikawa as Akechi Maki [Mitsuhide's Mother]
Rei Dan as Dota Gozen [Nobunaga & Nobukatsu's mother]
Marie Machida as Bamboo [Prostitute]
Shotaro Mamiya as Akechi Samanosuke

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Mitsuhide Goes West (2020-01-19)

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Ep. 2: Dosan's Trap (2020-01-26)

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Ep. 3: The land of Mino (2020-02-02)

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Ep. 4: Infiltration Order: Owari (2020-02-09)

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Ep. 5: Find Iheiji! (2020-02-16)

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Ep. 6: Miyoshi Nagayoshi's Battle Plan (2020-02-23)

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Ep. 7: Kichō's Wish (2020-03-01)

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Ep. 8: The Future of the Alliance (2020-03-08)

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Ep. 9: Nobunaga's Failure (2020-03-15)

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Ep. 10: The Lonely Young Lord (2020-03-22)

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Ep. 11: The Shogun's Tears (2020-03-29)

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Ep. 12: Jubei's Bride (2020-04-05)

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Ep. 13: Kicho's Scheme (2020-04-12)

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Ep. 14: The Meeting at Shotokuji (2020-04-19)

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Ep. 15: Dosan is not my Father (2020-04-26)

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Ep. 16: A Great Land (2020-05-03)

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Ep. 17: The Battle at Nagara River (2020-05-10)

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Ep. 18: To Echizen (2020-05-17)

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Ep. 19: Assassinate Nobunaga (2020-05-24)

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Ep. 20: The Letter to Ieyasu (2020-05-31)

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Ep. 21: The Battle of Okehazama (2020-06-07)

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Ep. 22: The Messenger from Kyoto (2020-09-06)

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Ep. 23: The End of Yoshiteru's Summer (2020-09-13)

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Ep. 24: Episode 24 (2020-09-20)

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Ep. 25: Episode 25 (2020-09-27)

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Ep. 26: Episode 26 (2020-10-04)

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Ep. 27: Episode 27 (2020-10-11)

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Ep. 28: Episode 28 (2020-10-18)

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Ep. 29: Episode 29 (2020-10-25)

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Ep. 30: Episode 30 (2020-11-01)

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Ep. 31: Episode 31 (2020-11-08)

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Ep. 32: Episode 32 (2020-11-15)

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Ep. 33: Episode 33 (2020-11-22)

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Ep. 34: Episode 34 (2020-11-29)

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Ep. 35: Episode 35 (2020-12-06)

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Ep. 36: Episode 36 (2020-12-13)

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Ep. 37: Episode 37 (2020-12-20)

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Ep. 38: Episode 38 (2020-12-27)

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Ep. 39: Episode 39 (2021-01-03)

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Ep. 40: Episode 40 (2021-01-10)

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Ep. 41: Episode 41 (2021-01-17)

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Ep. 42: Episode 42 (2021-01-24)

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Ep. 43: Episode 43 (2021-01-31)

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Ep. 44: Episode 44 (2021-02-07)

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