Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012 · 141 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 358 VOTES · DIR. Yojiro Takita
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,458 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 A Film by Yojiro Takita
00:08:20 Did he solve them here?
00:16:04 What is ominous?
00:20:11 It's true that I love the stars
00:24:05 In that case, I'll borrow it for a while.
00:29:05 It should be a good match.
00:36:42 What perfect insight!
00:40:49 Listen well.
00:45:27 Over the course of 8 centuries of course there are deviations.
00:51:42 and then
00:58:12 Unless something changes, our country is doomed.
01:02:55 the castle of the chief of calendar reform is nearly completed.
01:08:40 Master Santetsu.
01:13:24 The opponents are both masters of the Sanchi and Doetsu families.
01:18:07 It is the 22nd hour!
01:25:23 Why?
01:32:22 But was infuriated by the stupid mathematicians
01:38:57 Why do stars only appear at night?
01:46:07 You want me to violate our laws banning Christian contact?
01:52:44 I want Master Yasui, who even persuaded Master Mito
01:58:43 And...
02:03:38 You must cancel it immediately!
02:10:05 Yeah, hara-kiri!
02:21:14 English subtitles by Linda Hoagland
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,458
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:21:14
Production Record
DirectorYojiro Takita
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes358