Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
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.
Director:
Yojiro Takita
Writer:
Yojiro Takita
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Aoi Miyazaki as En Murase |
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Junichi Okada as Santetsu Yasui |
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Kiichi Nakai as Mitsukuni Mito |
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Ryuta Sato as Gieki Murase |
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Takashi Sasano as Dennai Tatsube |
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Shota Sometani as Tenchi Meisatsu |
| Writing | Masato Katō | Writer |
| Production | Yasushi Shiina | Producer |
| Production | Kazutaka Akimoto | Producer |
| Directing | Yojiro Takita | Director |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Soichi Ueno | Editor |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
| Writing | Tow Ubukata | Novel |
| Production | Kei Kawamura | Casting |
| Production | Julie K. Fujishima | Producer |
| Production | Nozomu Enoki | Producer |
| Production | Arimasa Okada | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Makoto Chiba | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Mizuho Kudô | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Fumio Inoue | Producer |
| Production | Shinichirou Inoue | Producer |
| Writing | Yojiro Takita | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Kiyoto Ando | Gaffer |
| Production | Toshihisa Watai | Producer |
| Sound | Osamu Onodera | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Shinichirou Inoue | Executive Producer |
| Production | Toshihisa Watai | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hiroyuki Ikeda | Development Producer |
| Production | Shingo Sekine | Development Producer |
| Production | Kazuya Hamana | Development Producer |