Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

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.

Genre:

Drama, History

Duration:

141 min

Actor:

Aoi Miyazaki, Junichi Okada, Kiichi Nakai

Quality:

HD

Director:

Yojiro Takita

Release:

2012

Country:

Japan

IMDb:

7.4