Top Knot Detective

1h 30min

Comedy

Action

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.

Production Companies

Screen Australia

ScreenWest

SBS

Cast

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
Seiji

Seiji

Guitar Wolf
Dario Russo

Dario Russo

Dario Russo
Yasushi Asaya

Yasushi Asaya

Young Leiji
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

Release date

1st Apr 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, 日本語