Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
(2012)
★ 7.4 IMDb · 8 votes
Year: 2012
Runtime: 141 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 滝田洋二郎
Cast: Аой Миядзаки, Дзюнъити Окада, 中井貴一, 佐藤隆太, Такаси Сасано, Сёта Сомэтани
Plot
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.