Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

天地明察 (original title)

2012141 min7.4Japanese

Directed by

Yojiro Takita

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.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Junichi Okada, Kiichi Nakai, Ryuta Sato, Takashi Sasano, Shota Sometani

Writers: Masato Katō (Writer), Tow Ubukata (Novel), Yojiro Takita (Screenplay)

Cinematographer: Takeshi Hamada

Production Designer: Kyōko Heya

Editor: Soichi Ueno

Composer: Joe Hisaishi

Direction team: Mizuho Kudo (Script Supervisor)

Producers: Yasushi Shiina, Kazutaka Akimoto, Fumio Inoue

Production: KADOKAWA, Shochiku Studio, KADOKAWA Shoten, TBS

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