Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

09/15/2012 (JP) • 2h 21m

Drama, History

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

En Murase

Junichi Okada

Santetsu Yasui

Kiichi Nakai

Mitsukuni Mito

Ryuta Sato

Gieki Murase

Takashi Sasano

Dennai Tatsube

Shota Sometani

Tenchi Meisatsu


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

historical figure

astronomer

jidaigeki

edo period

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