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Top Knot Detective (2017)

The greatest 90's Japanese samurai series you've never heard of

Genre : Comedy, Action

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce
Writer : Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann

Synopsis

In the early 1990s, a Japanese samurai detective series was aired in Australia and became a cult success. Titled in Japan Ronin Suiri Tentai (meaning roughly Deductive Reasoning Ronin), it was soon known in the West as Top Knot Detective. The original series was legendary in Japan, a cultural train wreck led by Takashi Tawagoto, a crazy writer, producer, director and lead actor; one who could not act, fight or write at all.

Actors

Toshi Okuzaki
Toshi Okuzaki
Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Masa Yamaguchi
Masa Yamaguchi
Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mayu Iwasaki
Mayu Iwasaki
Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
Kuni Hashimoto
Kuni Hashimoto
Leiji Nishizaki
Izumi Woods
Izumi Woods
Saku / Izumi Himura
Des Mangan
Des Mangan
Des Mangan / Narrator
Travis Johnson
Travis Johnson
Travis Johnson
Nobuaki Shimamoto
Nobuaki Shimamoto
Detective Oshiro
Yoji Tatsuta
Yoji Tatsuta
Host / Old Man
Oscar Harris
Oscar Harris
Timestryker / Ninja / Self
Lee Lin Chin
Lee Lin Chin
Lee Lin Chin
Guitar Wolf
Guitar Wolf
Guitar Wolf
Dario Russo
Dario Russo
Dario Russo
Yasushi Asaya
Yasushi Asaya
Young Leiji
Hoa Xuande
Hoa Xuande
Kenji
Arnold Wong
Arnold Wong
The Master
James Helm
James Helm
Wolf the Ripper (voice)
Matt Lovkis
Matt Lovkis
Timestryker (voice)
James Magnus
James Magnus
Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles
Ben Sutton
Ben Sutton
Prison Arts Manager
Clint Lawrence
Clint Lawrence
Correctional Officer
Saaya Elieff
Saaya Elieff
Kurosaki's Daughter
Sumina Elieff
Sumina Elieff
Young Kurosaki

Crews

Aaron McCann
Aaron McCann
Director
Dominic Pearce
Dominic Pearce
Director
Lauren Brunswick
Lauren Brunswick
Producer
Malcolm Clarke
Malcolm Clarke
Music
Lance Robinson
Lance Robinson
Music
Mason Vellios
Mason Vellios
Music
A. J. Coultier
A. J. Coultier
Director of Photography
Steven Aaron Hughes
Steven Aaron Hughes
Editor
Dominic Pearce
Dominic Pearce
Editor
Matt Willemsen
Matt Willemsen
Production Design
Elizabeth Wratten
Elizabeth Wratten
Art Direction
Astrid Hansen
Astrid Hansen
Makeup Department Head
Xoe Baird
Xoe Baird
Sound Editor
Trevor Hope
Trevor Hope
Sound Recordist
Nicole Ferraro
Nicole Ferraro
Costume Designer
Dominic Pearce
Dominic Pearce
Screenplay
Aaron McCann
Aaron McCann
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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