Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 15, 2012

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

KADOKAWA,MBS,WOWOW,The Asahi Shimbun,TBS,CBC,J Storm,RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation,Shochiku Studio,KADOKAWA Shoten,jeki,Hokkaido Broadcasting,Mainichi Shimbun,Fukushima Minpō,TV-U Fukushima,KADOKAWA, Shochiku Studio, KADOKAWA Shoten, TBS, J Storm, MBS, CBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, WOWOW, Hokkaido Broadcasting, The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, jeki, Fukushima Minpō, TV-U Fukushima

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1834303