Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

天地明察

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.

Director

滝田洋二郎

Screenplay

加藤正人

Music

久石譲

Novela

冲方丁

Status

Released

Release date

15/09/2012

Original language

Japanese