Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012, Japanese. Directed by Yojiro Takita.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 September 2012
- Original title
- 天地明察
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masato Katō, Yojiro Takita
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012) was directed by Yojiro Takita and stars Aoi Miyazaki, Junichi Okada, Kiichi Nakai.