Film
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012Directed by Yojiro Takita
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
About Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Drama
- History
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Yojiro Takita
- Writers
- Masato Katō
- Tow Ubukata
- Yojiro Takita
- Original title
- 天地明察
