Top Knot Detective
Apr 01 2017
•2h 30m
•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
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Toshi Okuzaki
Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Masa Yamaguchi
Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mayu Iwasaki
Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
Kuni Hashimoto
Leiji Nishizaki
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