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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
Directed by Yojiro Takita
Overview
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.
Length 141 minutes
Actors
Aoi Miyazaki | Junichi Okada | Kiichi Nakai | Ryuta Sato | Takashi Sasano | Shota Sometani