Cast and Crew of Awaiting Kirin

Awaiting Kirin

麒麟がくる

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.

Full Cast of Awaiting Kirin

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

Masahiro Motoki

Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
Shota Sometani as Oda Nobunaga

Shota Sometani

Oda Nobunaga
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for...
Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide

Hiroki Hasegawa

Akechi Mitsuhide
Haruna Kawaguchi as Oda Kicho [Nobunaga's legal wife]

Haruna Kawaguchi

Oda Kicho [Nobunaga's legal wife]
Satoshi Tokushige as Fujita Dengo [Akechi family retainer]

Satoshi Tokushige

Fujita Dengo [Akechi family retainer]
Katsunori Takahashi as Oda Nobuhide [Nobunaga's father]

Katsunori Takahashi

Oda Nobuhide [Nobunaga's father]
Sayuri Ishikawa as Akechi Maki [Mitsuhide's Mother]

Sayuri Ishikawa

Akechi Maki [Mitsuhide's Mother]
Rei Dan as Dota Gozen [Nobunaga & Nobukatsu's mother]

Rei Dan

Dota Gozen [Nobunaga & Nobukatsu's mother]
Marie Machida as Bamboo [Prostitute]

Marie Machida

Bamboo [Prostitute]
Shotaro Mamiya as Akechi Samanosuke

Shotaro Mamiya

Akechi Samanosuke
Sei Ando as Miki

Sei Ando

Miki
Yusuke Santamaria as Asakura Yoshikage [Asakura family head]

Yusuke Santamaria

Asakura Yoshikage [Asakura family head]
Masahiko Nishimura as Akechi Mitsuyasu [Mitsuhide's uncle]

Masahiko Nishimura

Akechi Mitsuyasu [Mitsuhide's uncle]
Masato Yano as Toki Yorizumi

Masato Yano

Toki Yorizumi
Jingi Irie as Maeda Toshiie

Jingi Irie

Maeda Toshiie
Kyoko Maya as Genouni [Motoyasu's grandmother]

Kyoko Maya

Genouni [Motoyasu's grandmother]
Machiko Ono as Iroha-dayu

Machiko Ono

Iroha-dayu
Shunsuke Kazama as Matsudaira Takechiyo

Shunsuke Kazama

Matsudaira Takechiyo
Reo Tamaoki as Iheiji

Reo Tamaoki

Iheiji
Fumino Kimura as Akechi Hiroko [Mitsuhide's wife]

Fumino Kimura

Akechi Hiroko [Mitsuhide's wife]
Kaho Minami as Miyoshino [Dousan's concubine]

Kaho Minami

Miyoshino [Dousan's concubine]
Ayumu Mochizuki as Hosokawa Tadaoki

Ayumu Mochizuki

Hosokawa Tadaoki

Jun Hasegawa

Saitou Magoshiro [Dosan's younger son]

Crew of Awaiting Kirin

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