Top Knot Detective
- 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.
Cast
- Toshi Okuzaki
Toshi Okuzaki
Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Masa Yamaguchi
Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mayu Iwasaki
Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
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
Detective Oshiro
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
Young Leiji
Hoa Xuande
Kenji
- 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
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