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TENCHI: THE SAMURAI ASTRONOMER

原題
天地明察
Original Title
Tenchi Misatsu
Production Year
2012
Running Time
141min
Genre
Director
Cast
Junichi OKADA
Aoi MIYAZAKI
Kiichi NAKAI
Koshiro MATSUMOTO

Introduction
From the Academy Award® winning director Yojiro TAKITA comes a samurai epic who created the Japanese lunar calendar which changed the Japanese culture and lifestyle.
Synopsis
The time is the Edo period when Tokugawa ruled Japan. Santetsu YASUI (Junichi OKADA) was suddenly appointed to create the Japanese lunar calendar.
Not knowing much about astronomy, he worked closely with En MURASE (Aoi MIYAZAKI) to create the calendar which changed not only Japanese lifestyles, but many lives.