Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

09/15/2012

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2hrs 21min

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Drama

,History

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Aoi Miyazaki
  • Junichi Okada
  • Kiichi Nakai
  • Ryuta Sato
  • Takashi Sasano

    Directors

  • Yojiro Takita
  • Mizuho Kudô

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • KADOKAWA

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese