Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
| Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yōjirō Takita |
| Written by |
Masato Katō Yōjirō Takita |
| Based on |
Tenchi Meisatsu by Tow Ubukata |
| Starring |
Junichi Okada Aoi Miyazaki |
| Narrated by | Hiroyuki Sanada |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
Release dates |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (天地明察 Tenchi Meisatsu) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita.
Cast
- Junichi Okada as Yasui Santetsu
- Aoi Miyazaki as En, Santetsu's wife
- Kiichi Nakai as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
- 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 chronicles the life of Santetsu Yasui's life a s a mathematician and inventor of the Jōkyō calendar. It is an adaptation of the novel Tenchi meisatsu by Tow Ubukata.
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". The Japan Times said that the film was "probably the best film about calendar making you’ll ever see." Geek of Geek called it "a well executed period piece".
Variety was more critical, stating that the film would only appeal to "sci-fi geeks".