Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

Name: Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Director: Yojiro Takita
Released: 2012-09-15
Rating: 7.286
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Junichi Okada, Kiichi Nakai, Ryuta Sato, Takashi Sasano

DramaHistory

141 min

Plot Summary

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.