Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

Name: Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2012-09-15
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Junichi Okada, Kiichi Nakai, Ryuta Sato, Takashi Sasano

天地明察

🇯🇵 Japan

Release date: September 15, 2012 · 141 min · ★ 7.4

DramaHistory

Directed by Yojiro Takita

Written by Masato Katō, Tow Ubukata, Yojiro Takita

User rating: ★ 7.4; 8 votes
Popularity: 1.0
Box office: ¥0.100M; via Wikipedia
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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.