samurai,mockumentary

Top Knot Detective (2017)

Poster for Top Knot Detective

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Dominic Pearce
  • Profile picture of Masa Yamaguchi
    Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke Masa Yamaguchi
  • Profile picture of Mayu Iwasaki
    Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2 Mayu Iwasaki
  • Profile picture of Kuni Hashimoto
    Leiji Nishizaki Kuni Hashimoto
  • Profile picture of Nobuaki Shimamoto
    Detective Oshiro Nobuaki Shimamoto
  • Profile picture of Yoji Tatsuta
    Host / Old Man Yoji Tatsuta
  • Profile picture of Yasushi Asaya
    Young Leiji Yasushi Asaya
  • Profile picture of Hoa Xuande
    Kenji Hoa Xuande

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Keywords

  • samurai
  • mockumentary