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.

IMDb rating	6.5
Producers	Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Original title	Top Knot Detective
Directors	Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann
Writers	Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann

Cast

Toshi Okuzaki

as Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto

Masa Yamaguchi

as Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke

Mayu Iwasaki

as Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2

Kuni Hashimoto

as Leiji Nishizaki

Izumi Woods

as Saku / Izumi Himura

Des Mangan

as Des Mangan / Narrator

Travis Johnson

as Travis Johnson

Nobuaki Shimamoto

as Detective Oshiro

Yoji Tatsuta

as Host / Old Man

Oscar Harris

as Timestryker / Ninja / Self

Lee Lin Chin

as Lee Lin Chin

Guitar Wolf

as Guitar Wolf

Dario Russo

as Dario Russo

Yasushi Asaya

as Young Leiji

Hoa Xuande

as Kenji

Arnold Wong

as The Master

James Helm

as Wolf the Ripper (voice)

Matt Lovkis

as Timestryker (voice)

James Magnus

as Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles

Ben Sutton

as Prison Arts Manager

Clint Lawrence

as Correctional Officer

Saaya Elieff

as Kurosaki's Daughter

Sumina Elieff

as Young Kurosaki