Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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
Featured Crew
Yojiro Takita
Director
Masato Katō
Writer
Tamotsu Shiina
Producer
Kazutaka Akimoto
Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Soichi Ueno
Editor
Kyōko Heya
Production Design
Tow Ubukata
Novel
Yojiro Takita
Screenplay
Fumio Inoue
Producer
Arimasa Okada
Producer
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