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Top Knot Detective (2017)

6.5 | Apr 01, 2017 (AU) | Comedy, Action | 01:30

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

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.

Featured Crew

Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director, Editor
Sound Editor
Sound Recordist
Costume Designer
Producer
Makeup Department Head

Cast

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Toshi Okuzaki
Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
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Masa Yamaguchi
Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
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Mayu Iwasaki
Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
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Kuni Hashimoto
Leiji Nishizaki
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Izumi Woods
Saku / Izumi Himura
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Des Mangan
Des Mangan / Narrator
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Travis Johnson
Travis Johnson
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Nobuaki Shimamoto
Detective Oshiro
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Yoji Tatsuta
Host / Old Man
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Oscar Harris
Timestryker / Ninja / Self