Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (天地明察, Tenchi Meisatsu) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita.
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| Japanese | 天地明察 |
| Hepburn | Tenchi Meisatsu |
| Directed by | Yōjirō Takita |
| Written by | Masato Katō Yōjirō Takita |
| Based on | Tenchi Meisatsu by Tow Ubukata |
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| Narrated by | Hiroyuki Sanada |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Junichi Okada as Yasui Santetsu
- Aoi Miyazaki as En, Santetsu's wife
- Kiichi Nakai as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
- Ichikawa Ennosuke as Seki Takakazu
- Matsumoto Kōshirō IX as Hoshina Masayuki
- Shōta Sometani as the fourth shogun Ietsuna
- Takashi Sasano as Takebe Den'nai
- Ittoku Kishibe as Itō Shigetaka
- Dai Watanabe as Andō Yūeki
- Kenichi Yajima as Hotta Masatoshi
- Keiji Mutoh as Heisuke
- You Yokoyama as Honinbo Dosaku
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Narrator
Plot
The film chronicles Santetsu Yasui's life as a mathematician and inventor of the Jōkyō 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 it was "probably the best film about calendar making you’ll ever see."[3] Geek of Oz called it "a well executed period piece."[4]
Variety was more critical, stating that Tenchi would only appeal to "science geeks."[5]
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