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TOP KNOT DETECTIVE, from Third Window Films

Review: In TOP KNOT DETECTIVE, McCann And Pearce Strike Asian Cult Comedy Gold With Unapologetic Fervor

Filmmakers Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce knew exactly what they were doing in the years leading up to the completion of their latest SBS webseries-turned-feature debut, Top Knot Detective. It took a bit of effort and evolution, for sure, and indeed it’s paid off something fierce in terms of influence, having become one of the biggest and most well-received cult hits of our time. Narrated by Hercules Returns screenwriter Des Mangan, Top Knot Detective goes full-tilt in its satirical endeavors to tap into the oddities of early 1990s Japanese TV lore and celebrity. Delivered with a mix of dated footage from an early 1990s TV show along with old and recent interviews with the cast along with an assortment of 90s-era pictorals, it brings little wonder as to why some folks who’ve seen this mockumentary thought that everything elucidated was true, no matter how good or juicy it was. Top […]

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TOP KNOT DETECTIVE: Bring Home The Legendary Untold Non-Story Home On Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray/DVD March 18

Australian duo Dominic Pearce and Aaron McCann have spent the last several years stirring a ruckus with the gonzo comedic mockumentary, Top Knot Detective. Originally an episodic then edited swiftly in feature film fashion to present to audiences, the film has earned countless praise from festivals and niche sites around and thus, the good folks over at Third Window Films are ready to oblige with a Region Free Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray and DVD on March 18. In the early 90s a little known Japanese Samurai/Detective series hit Australia where it quickly became a cult hit. In Japan it was called ‘Ronin Suiri Tentai (Deductive Reasoning Ronin), but in Australia it is known only as ‘Top Knot Detective’! Samurai, robots, flying tiger sharks, time-traveling baseball players and alien monsters: the legendary – and above all notoriously bad – Japanese detective series Ronin Suiri Tentai had it all. In Japan, the series […]

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