Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

7.2

Sep 15 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.

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

En Murase

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Santetsu Yasui

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Mitsukuni Mito

Ryuta Sato

Ryuta Sato

Gieki Murase