Top Knot Detective

"The greatest 90's Japanese samurai series you've never heard of"

Sep 23 2017 N/A 1h 27m
Action, Comedy, Crime

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.

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Plot

This is the story of how a failed Japanese samurai series became an instant cult classic.

Written by

Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce

Directed by

Aaron McCann, Dominic Pearce

Cast

Toshi Okuzaki, Masa Yamaguchi, Mayu Iwasaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

ScreenWest, SBS, Screen Australia

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

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# of Votes
427
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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