Top Knot Detective
The greatest 90's Japanese samurai series you've never heard ofIn 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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Comedy, Action
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Played Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
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Played Des Mangan / Narrator
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Played Travis Johnson
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Played Host / Old Man
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Played Timestryker / Ninja / Self
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Played Lee Lin Chin
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Played Guitar Wolf
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Played Dario Russo
Yasushi Asaya
Played Young Leiji
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Played Kenji
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Played The Master
James Helm
Played Wolf the Ripper (voice)
Matt Lovkis
Played Timestryker (voice)
James Magnus
Played Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles
Ben Sutton
Played Prison Arts Manager
Clint Lawrence
Played Correctional Officer
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