Ireland / Apr 01, 2017 / 16 / Belfast Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nobuaki Shimamoto | Detective Oshiro |
| Yoji Tatsuta | Host / Old Man |
| Oscar Harris | Timestryker / Ninja / Self |
| Lee Lin Chin | Lee Lin Chin |
| Seiji | Guitar Wolf |
| Dario Russo | Dario Russo |
| Yasushi Asaya | Young Leiji |
| Hoa Xuande | Kenji |
| Arnold Wong | The Master |
| James Helm | Wolf the Ripper (voice) |
| Matt Lovkis | Timestryker (voice) |
| James Magnus | Timestryker Narrator / Various Roles |
| Ben Sutton | Prison Arts Manager |
| Clint Lawrence | Correctional Officer |
| Saaya Elieff | Kurosaki's Daughter |
| Sumina Elieff | Young Kurosaki |
Genres
ComedyAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Top Knot Detective |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語 |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Screen Australia, ScreenWest, SBS |
| Release date | 1 aprile 2017 |
| Production | Lauren Brunswick |
| Writer | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann |
| Editing | Steven Aaron Hughes, Dominic Pearce |
| Cinematography | A. J. Coultier |
| Assistant directors | Brett Dowson, Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann, Kaleb McKenna |
| Camera operators | A. J. Coultier |
| Additional photography | A. J. Coultier |
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| Production design | Matt Willemsen, Elizabeth Wratten |
| Art direction | Elizabeth Wratten, Matt Willemsen |
| Set decoration | Matt Willemsen, Elizabeth Wratten |
| Music | Lance Robinson, Malcolm Clarke, Mason Vellios, Xoe Baird |
| Sound | Lance Robinson, Malcolm Clarke, Mason Vellios, Xoe Baird |
| Costume design | Nicole Ferraro, Astrid Hansen, Kate Anderson, Kiana Beth Jones |
| Makeup | Kate Anderson, Nicole Ferraro, Astrid Hansen, Kiana Beth Jones |
| Hairstyling | Nicole Ferraro, Astrid Hansen, Kate Anderson, Kiana Beth Jones |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 23, 2017 / Fantastic Fest
Physical media
United Kingdom / Mar 18, 2019 / BD
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