Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (天地明察) 12 years old

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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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer Cast

Name Character
Junichi Okada He was 31, now 44 years old as Santetsu Yasui
Aoi Miyazaki She was 26, now 39 years old as En Murase
Shōta Sometani He was 20, now 32 years old as Tenchi Meisatsu
Kiichi Nakai He was 50, now 63 years old as Mitsukuni Mito
Ryuta Sato He was 32, now 44 years old as Gieki Murase
Takashi Sasano He was 64, now 76 years old as Dennai Tatsube

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer Crew

Name Department
Fumio Inoue as Producer. Production
Nozomu Enoki as Producer. Production
Yōjirō Takita as Director. He was 56 (now 69) years old Directing
Yōjirō Takita as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 69) years old Writing
Joe Hisaishi as Original Music Composer. He was 61 (now 74) years old Sound
Masato Kato as Writer. He was 49 (now 61) years old Writing
Julie K. Fujishima as Producer. Production
Takeshi Hamada as Director of Photography. He was 29 (now 42) years old Camera
Kyôko Heya as Production Design. Art
Soichi Ueno as Editor. He was 43 (now 55) years old Editing
Tow Ubukata as Novel. He was 35 (now 47) years old Writing
Kazutaka Akimoto as Producer. Production
Tamotsu Shiina as Producer. Production
Arimasa Okada as Producer. Production
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer poster
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (12 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 15, 2012
  • Runtime: 141 minutes