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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Yojiro Takita
Director
Masato Katō
Writer
Yojiro Takita
Screenplay
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Novel
Shinichirou Inoue
Executive Producer
Fumio Inoue
Producer
Shinichirou Inoue
Producer
Yasushi Shiina
Producer
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Producer
Kazutaka Akimoto
Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Producer
Arimasa Okada
Producer
Nozomu Enoki
Producer
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Director of Photography
Joe Hisaishi
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