Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita.
Plot
In the days when Copernicus's Heliocentrism was unknown to many, there was a man named Santetsu Yasui who attempted to create a correct calendar using astronomical observations.
Cast
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| author | Yōjirō Takita |
|---|---|
| director | Yōjirō Takita |
| genre | historical |
| keywords | copernicus game heliocentrism hon'inbō dōsaku hoshina masayuki imperial court jōkyō calendar nicolaus copernicus sangaku santetsu yasui senmyō calendar shibukawa shunkai solar eclipse tokugawa ietsuna |
| musicBy | Joe Hisaishi |
| theme | japanese |