Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

天地明察

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.

Production

MBS · KADOKAWA · jeki · WOWOW · TBS · KADOKAWA Shoten · CBC · The Asahi Shimbun · RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation · Hokkaido Broadcasting · Shochiku Studio · Mainichi Shimbun · J Storm · Fukushima Minpō · TV-U Fukushima