Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
7.3(7 votes)
2012
2h 21m
Drama
History
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.
Production
KADOKAWA, Shochiku Studio, KADOKAWA Shoten, TBS, J Storm, MBS, CBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, WOWOW, Hokkaido Broadcasting, The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, jeki, Fukushima Minpō, TV-U Fukushima
Cast
Aoi Miyazaki
En Murase
Junichi Okada
Santetsu Yasui
Kiichi Nakai
Mitsukuni Mito
Ryuta Sato
Gieki Murase
Takashi Sasano
Dennai Tatsube
Shota Sometani
Tenchi Meisatsu
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