About Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
- Released on September 15, 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.
Full Cast of Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Aoi Miyazaki plays En Murase
Junichi Okada plays Santetsu Yasui
Kiichi Nakai plays Mitsukuni Mito
Ryuta Sato plays Gieki Murase
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Takashi Sasano plays Dennai Tatsube
Shota Sometani plays Tenchi Meisatsu
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for hi...
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