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.
Kazutaka Akimoto | Producer |
Masato Katō | Writer |
Tamotsu Shiina | Producer |
Yojiro Takita | Director |
Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography |
Soichi Ueno | Editor |
Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
Tow Ubukata | Novel |
Arimasa Okada | Producer |