
Drama
History
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
7.0
141 min
2012
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.
Top Cast

Aoi Miyazaki
En Murase

Junichi Okada
Santetsu Yasui

Kiichi Nakai
Mitsukuni Mito

Ryuta Sato
Gieki Murase

Takashi Sasano
Dennai Tatsube
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