Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
First aired on Sep 15, 2012
Runtime: 141 mins
70%
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Aoi Miyazaki | En Murase
Junichi Okada | Santetsu Yasui
Kiichi Nakai | Mitsukuni Mito
Ryuta Sato | Gieki Murase
Takashi Sasano | Dennai Tatsube
Shota Sometani | Tenchi Meisatsu
Featured Crew
Masato Katō | Writer
Yasushi Shiina | Producer
Kazutaka Akimoto | Producer
Yojiro Takita | Director
Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer
Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography
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