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Awaiting Kirin

Awaiting Kirin

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DramaWar & Politics

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

06 September 2025

Country

Japan

Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Oda Nobunaga

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Akechi Mitsuhide

Haruna Kawaguchi

Haruna Kawaguchi

Oda Kicho [Nobunaga's legal wife]

Satoshi Tokushige

Satoshi Tokushige

Fujita Dengo [Akechi family retainer]

Katsunori Takahashi

Katsunori Takahashi

Oda Nobuhide [Nobunaga's father]

Sayuri Ishikawa

Sayuri Ishikawa

Akechi Maki [Mitsuhide's Mother]

Rei Dan

Rei Dan

Dota Gozen [Nobunaga & Nobukatsu's mother]

Marie Machida

Marie Machida

Bamboo [Prostitute]

Shotaro Mamiya

Shotaro Mamiya

Akechi Samanosuke

Sei Ando

Sei Ando

Miki

Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

Asakura Yoshikage [Asakura family head]

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Akechi Mitsuyasu [Mitsuhide's uncle]

Masato Yano

Masato Yano

Toki Yorizumi

Jingi Irie

Jingi Irie

Maeda Toshiie

Kyoko Maya

Kyoko Maya

Genouni [Motoyasu's grandmother]

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Iroha-dayu

Shunsuke Kazama

Shunsuke Kazama

Matsudaira Takechiyo

Reo Tamaoki

Reo Tamaoki

Iheiji

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Akechi Hiroko [Mitsuhide's wife]

Kaho Minami

Kaho Minami

Miyoshino [Dousan's concubine]

Jun Hasegawa

Jun Hasegawa

Saitou Magoshiro [Dosan's younger son]

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Ayumu Mochizuki

Ayumu Mochizuki

Hosokawa Tadaoki

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