Top Knot Detective (2017)
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.
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Toshi Okuzaki
as Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
as Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Masa Yamaguchi
as Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
as Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mayu Iwasaki
as Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
as Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
Kuni Hashimoto
as Leiji Nishizaki
as Leiji Nishizaki
Izumi Woods
as Saku / Izumi Himura
as Saku / Izumi Himura
Des Mangan
as Des Mangan / Narrator
as Des Mangan / Narrator
Travis Johnson
as Travis Johnson
as Travis Johnson
Nobuaki Shimamoto
as Detective Oshiro
as Detective Oshiro
Yoji Tatsuta
as Host / Old Man
as Host / Old Man
Oscar Harris
as Timestryker / Ninja / Self
as Timestryker / Ninja / Self
Lee Lin Chin
as Lee Lin Chin
as Lee Lin Chin
Seiji
as Guitar Wolf
as Guitar Wolf
Dario Russo
as Dario Russo
as Dario Russo
Yasushi Asaya
as Young Leiji
as Young Leiji
Hoa Xuande
as Kenji
as Kenji
Arnold Wong
as The Master
as The Master
James Helm
as Wolf the Ripper (voice)
as Wolf the Ripper (voice)
Matt Lovkis
as Timestryker (voice)
as Timestryker (voice)
James Magnus
as Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles
as Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles
Ben Sutton
as Prison Arts Manager
as Prison Arts Manager
Clint Lawrence
as Correctional Officer
as Correctional Officer
Saaya Elieff
as Kurosaki's Daughter
as Kurosaki's Daughter
Sumina Elieff
as Young Kurosaki
as Young Kurosaki
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Nicole Ferraro
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Dominic Pearce
Screenplay
Screenplay
Aaron McCann
Screenplay
Screenplay
Aaron McCann
Director
Director
Dominic Pearce
Director
Director
Lauren Brunswick
Producer
Producer
Malcolm Clarke
Music
Music
Lance Robinson
Music
Music
Mason Vellios
Music
Music
A. J. Coultier
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Steven Aaron Hughes
Editor
Editor
Dominic Pearce
Editor
Editor
Matt Willemsen
Production Design
Production Design
Elizabeth Wratten
Art Direction
Art Direction
Astrid Hansen
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Xoe Baird
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Trevor Hope
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
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