The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Dominic PearceScreenplay
- Aaron McCannScreenplay
- Aaron McCannDirector
- Dominic PearceDirector
Cast
- Toshi OkuzakiSheimasu Tantei / Takashi Tawagoto
- Masa YamaguchiKurosaki Itto / Haruto Kioke
- Mayu IwasakiMia Matsumoto / Saku #2
- Kuni HashimotoLeiji Nishizaki
- Izumi WoodsSaku / Izumi Himura
- Des ManganDes Mangan / Narrator
- Travis JohnsonTravis Johnson
- Nobuaki ShimamotoDetective Oshiro
- Yoji TatsutaHost / Old Man
- Oscar HarrisTimestryker / Ninja / Self
- Lee Lin ChinLee Lin Chin
- SeijiGuitar Wolf
Stills
Themes
samuraimockumentary