Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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Drama, History
•- Runtime
- 141 mins
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A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan. Based on the life of Santetsu Yasui (December 27, 1639-November 1, 1715), appointed as the first official astronomer in the Edo Period and would go on to create the Jokyo calendar at the imperial request.
A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan. Based on the life of Santetsu Yasui (December 27, 1639-November 1, 1715), appointed as the first official astronomer in the Edo Period and would go on to create the Jokyo calendar at the imperial request.
Cast
- Aoi Miyazaki
- Junichi Okada
- Kiichi Nakai
- Ryuta Sato
- Takashi Sasano
- Shota Sometani
Director
- Yojiro Takita
Producers
- Kazutaka Akimoto
- Tamotsu Shiina
- Arimasa Okada
- Fumio Inoue
- Shinichirou Inoue
- Julie K. Fujishima
- Toshihisa Watai
- Nozomu Enoki
Screenwriter
- Yojiro Takita
