Top Knot Detective
The greatest 90's Japanese samurai series you've never heard of
2017 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann |
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| Writer: | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 01, 2017 |
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| Director: | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann |
| Writer: | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | samurai, mockumentary |
| Production Companies | Screen Australia, ScreenWest, SBS |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Toshi Okuzaki | Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto |
| Masa Yamaguchi | Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke |
| Mayu Iwasaki | Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2 |
| Kuni Hashimoto | Leiji Nishizaki |
| Izumi Woods | Saku / Izumi Himura |
| Des Mangan | Des Mangan / Narrator |
| Travis Johnson | Travis Johnson |
| Nobuaki Shimamoto | Detective Oshiro |
| Yoji Tatsuta | Host / Old Man |
| Oscar Harris | Timestryker / Ninja / Self |
| Lee Lin Chin | Lee Lin Chin |
| Seiji | Guitar Wolf |
| Dario Russo | Dario Russo |
| Yasushi Asaya | Young Leiji |
| Hoa Xuande | Kenji |
| Arnold Wong | The Master |
| James Helm | Wolf the Ripper (voice) |
| Matt Lovkis | Timestryker (voice) |
| James Magnus | Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles |
| Ben Sutton | Prison Arts Manager |
| Clint Lawrence | Correctional Officer |
| Saaya Elieff | Kurosaki's Daughter |
| Sumina Elieff | Young Kurosaki |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dominic Pearce | Editor, Screenplay, Director |
| Malcolm Clarke | Music |
| Mason Vellios | Music |
| Steven Aaron Hughes | Editor |
| Matt Willemsen | Production Design |
| Astrid Hansen | Makeup Department Head |
| Trevor Hope | Sound Recordist |
| Aaron McCann | Screenplay, Director |
| Lance Robinson | Music |
| A. J. Coultier | Director of Photography |
| Elizabeth Wratten | Art Direction |
| Xoe Baird | Sound Editor |
| Nicole Ferraro | Costume Designer |
| Name | Title |
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| Lauren Brunswick | Producer |
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