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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 21M

Director : Yojiro Takita
Writer : Yojiro Takita

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Aoi Miyazaki
Aoi Miyazaki
En Murase
Junichi Okada
Junichi Okada
Santetsu Yasui
Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Mitsukuni Mito
Ryuta Sato
Ryuta Sato
Gieki Murase
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
Dennai Tatsube
Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani
Tenchi Meisatsu

Crews

Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Director
Masato Kato
Masato Kato
Writer
Tamotsu Shiina
Tamotsu Shiina
Producer
Kazutaka Akimoto
Kazutaka Akimoto
Producer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Hamada
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Soichi Ueno
Soichi Ueno
Editor
Kyôko Heya
Kyôko Heya
Production Design
Tow Ubukata
Tow Ubukata
Novel
Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Screenplay
Fumio Inoue
Fumio Inoue
Producer
Arimasa Okada
Arimasa Okada
Producer
Kei Kawamura
Kei Kawamura
Casting
Makoto Chiba
Makoto Chiba
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kiyohito Ando
Kiyohito Ando
Gaffer
Mizuho Kudô
Mizuho Kudô
Script Supervisor
Julie K. Fujishima
Julie K. Fujishima
Producer
Nozomu Enoki
Nozomu Enoki
Producer
Shinichirou Inoue
Shinichirou Inoue
Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Toshihisa Watai
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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