Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Brief Synopsis
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Santetsu Yasui, born in 1639, was the first official astronomer to be appointed during the Edo period. His greatest achievement is the Jokyo calendar, which was created by imperial request, and provided significant improvements to an outdated calendar that had not been revised in over 800 years.
Cast & Crew
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Yojiro Takita
Director
Junichi Okada
Aoi Miyazaki
Kiichi Nakai
Koshiro Matsumoto
Ryuta Sato
Film Details
Also Known As
Insight Into the Universe, Tenchi Meisatsu
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Synopsis
Santetsu Yasui, born in 1639, was the first official astronomer to be appointed during the Edo period. His greatest achievement is the Jokyo calendar, which was created by imperial request, and provided significant improvements to an outdated calendar that had not been revised in over 800 years.
Film Details
Also Known As
Insight Into the Universe, Tenchi Meisatsu
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2012
