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.
Toshi Okuzaki
as Sheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
Masa Yamaguchi
as Kurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
Mayu Iwasaki
as Mia Matsumoto / Saku #2
Kuni Hashimoto
as Leiji Nishizaki
Izumi Woods
as Saku / Izumi Himura
Des Mangan
as Des Mangan / Narrator
Travis Johnson
as Travis Johnson
Nobuaki Shimamoto
as Detective Oshiro
Yoji Tatsuta
as Host / Old Man
Oscar Harris
as Timestryker / Ninja / Self
Lee Lin Chin
as Lee Lin Chin
Seiji
as Guitar Wolf
