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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

7 | Sep 15, 2012 (JP) | Drama, History | 02:21

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.

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

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