Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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Director Yojiro Takita Duration Language Japanese | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) Based on Tenchi Meisatsu by Tow Ubukata Writer Tow Ubukata (based on the novel by), Yojiro Takita (screenplay), Masato Kato Cast (En Murase), Jun'ichi Okada (Santetsu Yasui), (Mitsukuni Mito), (Gieki Murase), (Dennai Tatsube)Similar movies J. Edgar , Malcolm X , My Week with Marilyn , The Life of Emile Zola , Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom , Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the early 17th century, Santetsu Yasui was a successful go player who often performed demonstrations for the Shogun.
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (, Tenchi Meisatsu) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yojiro Takita.
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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The chronicles the life of Santetsu Yasuis life a s a mathematician and inventor of the Jokyo calendar. It is an adaptation of the novel Tenchi meisatsu by Tow Ubukata.[1]
Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews. Rabble was critical of the runtime and complexities of the plot, but ultimately called it a "whimsical cinematic experience".[2] The Japan Times said that the film was "probably the best film about calendar making you’ll ever see."[3] Geek of Geek called it "a well executed period piece".[4]
Variety was more critical, stating that the film would only appeal to "sci-fi geeks".[5]
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer WikipediaTenchi: The Samurai Astronomer IMDb Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer themoviedb.org