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.
Cast
Crew
Yojiro Takita
Director, Screenplay
Masato Katō
Writer
Tow Ubukata
Novel
Soichi Ueno
Editor
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Shinichirou Inoue
Executive Producer, Producer
Yasushi Shiina
Producer
Kazutaka Akimoto
Producer
Julie K. Fujishima
Producer
Nozomu Enoki
Producer
Arimasa Okada
Producer
Fumio Inoue
Producer
Toshihisa Watai
Producer, Co-Producer
Kyōko Heya
Production Design
Kei Kawamura
Casting
Osamu Onodera
Sound Recordist
Makoto Chiba
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Mizuho Kudô
Script Supervisor
Kiyoto Ando
Gaffer
Hiroyuki Ikeda
Development Producer
Shingo Sekine
Development Producer
Kazuya Hamana
Development Producer
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