Top Knot Detective (2017)
04/01/2017 (AU) • 1h 30m
The greatest 90's Japanese samurai series you've never heard of
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
Leiji Nishizaki
Saku / Izumi Himura
Des Mangan / Narrator
Travis Johnson
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Host / Old Man
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