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Masa Yamaguchi, Yasushi Asaya, Mayu Iwasaki, Yoji Tatsuta, Oscar Harris, Izumi Woods, and Toshi Okuzaki in Top Knot Detective (2017)

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Top Knot Detective

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Directors

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  • Aaron McCann
    Aaron McCann
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce

Writers

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(in alphabetical order)
  • Aaron McCann
    Aaron McCann
    story by
  • Aaron McCann
    Aaron McCann
    written by
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce
    story by
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce
    written by

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Toshi Okuzaki
    Toshi Okuzaki
    Takashi Takamoto
    /Sheimasu Tantai
    /Mujina Demon Badger King
  • Masa Yamaguchi
    Masa Yamaguchi
    Masa Yamaguchi
    Haruto Kioke
    /Kurosaki Itto
    /Sperm
  • Mayu Iwasaki
    Mayu Iwasaki
    Mayu Iwasaki
    Mia Matsumoto
    /Saku
    /Yumi the Bat
  • Kuni Hashimoto
    Kuni Hashimoto
    Kuni Hashimoto
    Leiji Nishizaki
  • Izumi Woods
    Izumi Woods
    Izumi Himura
    /Saku
  • Nobuaki Shimamoto
    Nobuaki Shimamoto
    Nobuaki Shimamoto
    Detective Oshiro
  • Yoji Tatsuta
    Yoji Tatsuta
    Yoji Tatsuta
    Cat Talk Host
    /Old Man
  • Shinichi Matsuda
    Shinichi Matsuda
    Moritaro Kioke
  • Oscar Harris
    Oscar Harris
    Timestryker
  • Lee Lin Chin
    Lee Lin Chin
    Self
  • Bass Wolf, Drum Wolf, and Guitar Wolf in Wild Zero (1999)
    Guitar Wolf
    Guitar Wolf
    Self
  • Travis Johnson
    Travis Johnson
    Self
  • Dario Russo directing on the set of Danger 5
    Dario Russo
    Dario Russo
    Self
  • Shonen Knife
    Shonen Knife
    Themselves
  • Des Mangan
    Des Mangan
    Self - Narrator
  • Yasushi Asaya
    Yasushi Asaya
    Yasushi Asaya
    Young Leiji
  • Arnold Wong
    Arnold Wong
    The Master
  • Luca Otake
    Luca Otake
    Young Sheimasu
  • Sumina Elieff
    Sumina Elieff
    Young Kurosaki
  • Silvan Sontoso
    Silvan Sontoso
    Young Lord
  • Chris Jones
    Chris Jones
    Young Haruto
  • Hibiki Ishihara
    Hibiki Ishihara
    Cigarette Kid
  • Rio Ishihara
    Rio Ishihara
    Small Girl
  • Yue Ishi
    Yue Ishi
    Young Woman
  • Emilia Effendi
    Emilia Effendi
    Pregnant Woman
    /Shlam! Back-up Singer
  • Lisa Matsumoto
    Lisa Matsumoto
    Yumi
    /Shlam! Back-up Singer
  • Hoa Xuande
    Hoa Xuande
    Hoa Xuande
    Kenji
  • Risa Otha
    Risa Otha
    Yumi (Kenji's Girlfriend)
  • Sheila Lim
    Sheila Lim
    Wolf the Ripper Victim
  • Peter Cheng
    Peter Cheng
    Old Scientist
  • Lenny Rudeberg
    Lenny Rudeberg
    Giant Robot
    /Wolf the Ripper
  • Clint Lawrence
    Clint Lawrence
    Prison Correctional Officer
  • Ben Sutton
    Ben Sutton
    Prison Arts Manager
  • Saaya Elieff
    Saaya Elieff
    Kurosaki's Daughter
  • Daniel Walker
    Daniel Walker
    Badger King
    /Penis Monster
    /Dog
  • James Helm
    James Helm
    Wolf the Ripper
    (voice)
  • Magnus Danger Magnus
    Magnus Danger Magnus
    Timestryker Narrator
    /Italian Stallion
    (voice)
  • Matt Lovkis
    Matt Lovkis
    Timestryker - English Voice
  • Hideki Ozawa
    Hideki Ozawa
    Timestryker - Japanese Voice
  • Nat Akai
    Nat Akai
    Sutaffu Voice-over
    /Pregnant Woman
    /Siren
  • Arisa Hosokawa
    Arisa Hosokawa
    Victorian Woman
    /Siren
    /Cat Talk Voice-over
  • Kent Hosokawa
    Kent Hosokawa
    Penis Cannibal Victim
  • Jono Watts
    Jono Watts
    Australian police officer
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  • Michael Anthony
    Michael Anthony
    Police Officer
  • A head-shot like no other.
    Jonathan Spiroff
    Jonathan Spiroff
    Extra
    (as Jonathon Spiroff)
  • Rubeun Yorkshire
    Rubeun Yorkshire
    Prisoner #1
  • Bryan Chance
    Bryan Chance
    Prisoner
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Lauren Brunswick
    Lauren Brunswick
    producer
  • Aaron McCann
    Aaron McCann
    co-producer
  • Aidan O'Bryan
    Aidan O'Bryan
    mentor producer
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce
    co-producer
  • Bridgette Terlick
    Bridgette Terlick
    production co-ordinator

Composers

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  • Malcolm Clark
    Malcolm Clark
  • Lance Robinson
    Lance Robinson
  • Mason Vellios
    Mason Vellios

Cinematographer

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  • A.J. Coultier
    A.J. Coultier

Editors

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  • Steven Aaron Hughes
    Steven Aaron Hughes
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce

Casting Director

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  • Megan Carpenter
    Megan Carpenter
    casting director (as Megan Riley)

Production Designer

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  • Matt Willemsen
    Matt Willemsen

Art Director

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  • Elizabeth Wratten
    Elizabeth Wratten

Costume Designer

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  • Nicole Ferraro
    Nicole Ferraro

Makeup Department

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  • Kate Anderson
    Kate Anderson
    additional makeup artist / wig supervisor (uncredited)
  • Rachel Boyle
    Rachel Boyle
    assistant makeup artist
  • Nadia Duca
    Nadia Duca
    assistant makeup artist
  • Rebecca Ewing
    Rebecca Ewing
    assistant makeup artist
  • Andrea Gilgorov
    Andrea Gilgorov
    assistant makeup artist
  • Astrid Hansen
    Astrid Hansen
    hair stylist / makeup artist
  • Kiana Beth Jones
    Kiana Beth Jones
    assistant makeup artist (as Kiana Jones)
  • Jenni Josephs
    Jenni Josephs
    assistant makeup artist
  • Sophie King
    Sophie King
    assistant makeup artist
  • Angel Muller
    Angel Muller
    assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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  • Georgina Isles
    Georgina Isles
    production manager mentor
  • Emilia Jolakoska
    Emilia Jolakoska
    additional production manager
  • Eduardo Martinez
    Eduardo Martinez
    unit manager
  • Jess Parker
    Jess Parker
    production manager
  • April Tafe
    April Tafe
    production supervisor: SBS
  • Ben Wright
    Ben Wright
    additional unit manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Cody Cameron-Brown
    Cody Cameron-Brown
    additional assistant director
  • Brett Dowson
    Brett Dowson
    first assistant director
  • Sam Lara
    Sam Lara
    third assistant director
  • Kaleb McKenna
    Kaleb McKenna
    second unit director
  • Ben Muller
    Ben Muller
    first assistant director: second unit
  • Kiran Wilson
    Kiran Wilson
    second assistant director
  • Jess Parker
    Jess Parker
    second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Nicola Bartlett
    Nicola Bartlett
    art department coordinator
  • Charlotte Bayly
    Charlotte Bayly
    art department runner
  • Nathan Blakeley
    Nathan Blakeley
    graphic designer
  • Bella Bowman
    Bella Bowman
    assistant set dresser
  • Tim Courtland
    Tim Courtland
    3D printing
  • Nigel Devenport
    Nigel Devenport
    art department mentor
  • Luke Farrell
    Luke Farrell
    graphic designer
  • Tara Fox
    Tara Fox
    model maker / puppets
  • Haynes. Graeme
    Haynes. Graeme
    graphic designer
  • Lilli Howard-Sear
    Lilli Howard-Sear
    art department assistant

Sound Department

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  • Xoe Baird
    Xoe Baird
    adr engineer / re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound editor (uncredited)
  • Declan Barber
    Declan Barber
    adr assistant / boom operator
  • Francis Bryne
    Francis Bryne
    adr engineer / sound recordist
  • Tara Guerrini
    Tara Guerrini
    studio assistant
  • Claire Healy
    Claire Healy
    additional sound recordist
  • Trevor Hope
    Trevor Hope
    sound recordist
  • Robbie Stevenson
    Robbie Stevenson
    additional sound recordist
  • Jamie Watt
    Jamie Watt
    additional sound recordist

Special Effects

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  • Jon Tolliday
    Jon Tolliday
    gore effects

Visual Effects

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  • Joel Blakeley
    Joel Blakeley
    graphic designer
  • Andrew Buckley
    Andrew Buckley
    rotoscope artist / visual effects animation
  • Richard Eames
    Richard Eames
    visual effects animation / visual effects artist
  • Timothy Fitzgerald
    Timothy Fitzgerald
    visual effects animation (as Tim Fitzgerald) / visual effects (as Tim Fitzgerald)
  • Talen Herzig
    Talen Herzig
    visual effects artist
  • Steven Aaron Hughes
    Steven Aaron Hughes
    digital compositor / visual effects animation
  • Lenny Rudeberg
    Lenny Rudeberg
    visual effects animation / visual effects artist
  • Jamie Sher
    Jamie Sher
    3D world mapping
  • Robert Woods
    Robert Woods
    graphic designer / visual effects artist
  • Dominic Pearce
    Dominic Pearce
    digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Danny Agahie
    Danny Agahie
    stunt performer
  • Yasushi Asaya
    Yasushi Asaya
    assistant fight coordinator / stunt performer
  • Tyson Bell
    Tyson Bell
    stunt performer
  • Kaneda Cruz
    Kaneda Cruz
    stunt performer
  • John Fairhead
    John Fairhead
    safety report / safety supervisor
  • Oscar Harris
    Oscar Harris
    stunt performer
  • Adam Howell
    Adam Howell
    stunt performer / wire rigging
  • Kenny Low
    Kenny Low
    stunt performer
  • Tamzyn Richards
    Tamzyn Richards
    stunt double: Saku / wire specialist
  • Gawain Siu
    Gawain Siu
    stunt performer (as Gawain Sui)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Ben Berkhout
    Ben Berkhout
    first assistant camera
  • Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    camera operator: Australia / cinematographer: second unit (as Daniel 'Matsu' Craig) / still photographer
  • Joel Crane
    Joel Crane
    additional best boy
  • Eamon Dimmitt
    Eamon Dimmitt
    additional camera assistant
  • Matthew Gardner
    Matthew Gardner
    video split operator (as Matt Gardner)
  • Timothy Goodacre
    Timothy Goodacre
    gaffer (as Tim Goodacre)
  • Tim Green
    Tim Green
    electrician: second unit
  • Taufan Hasny
    Taufan Hasny
    best boy
  • Joe Henderson
    Joe Henderson
    additional best boy
  • Kent Hosokawa
    Kent Hosokawa
    digital imaging technician

Casting Department

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  • Sam Lara
    Sam Lara
    extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Nicole Ferraro
    Nicole Ferraro
    costume supervisor
  • Houston Haggie
    Houston Haggie
    foamsmith
  • Mesodo Ho
    Mesodo Ho
    costume sculptor
  • Nicole Marrington
    Nicole Marrington
    costume maker / standby costume
  • Isabel Moore
    Isabel Moore
    costume assistant
  • Olivia Rowe
    Olivia Rowe
    costume assistant
  • Bahar Sayed
    Bahar Sayed
    costume standby: second unit
  • Marek Szyler
    Marek Szyler
    costume artist
  • Perrie Taylor
    Perrie Taylor
    additional costume designer

Editorial Department

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  • Richard Eames
    Richard Eames
    on-line editor
  • Talen Herzig
    Talen Herzig
    video assistant
  • Kent Hosokawa
    Kent Hosokawa
    colorist / post production supervisor

Location Management

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  • Michael Boyle
    Michael Boyle
    location manager
  • Megan Carpenter
    Megan Carpenter
    location mentor (as Megan Riley)
  • Oliver Driver
    Oliver Driver
    location assistant

Music Department

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  • The Fadeaways
    The Fadeaways
    music
  • Andy Lawson
    Andy Lawson
    music mixer
  • Dario Russo
    Dario Russo
    theme music

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Bonnie Davis
    Bonnie Davis
    script consultant
  • David Ellis
    David Ellis
    script supervisor
  • Dario Russo
    Dario Russo
    script advisor
  • Antony Webb
    Antony Webb
    script consultant

Transportation Department

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  • Corey Offer
    Corey Offer
    motorcycle coordinator

Additional Crew

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  • Michael Agar
    Michael Agar
    additional finance: Mind The Gap Finance
  • Sebastian Angborn
    Sebastian Angborn
    production assistant
  • Yann Becker
    Yann Becker
    fixer: Japan
  • John Beohm
    John Beohm
    channel manager: SBS2
  • Adam Bishop
    Adam Bishop
    development manager: Screenwest
  • Cody Cameron-Brown
    Cody Cameron-Brown
    production runner
  • Jack Connolly
    Jack Connolly
    production secretary
  • Mike Cowap
    Mike Cowap
    investment manager: Screen Australia
  • Tessa Di Nunzio
    Tessa Di Nunzio
    unit assistant
  • Neal Downward
    Neal Downward
    commissioning editor: SBS / managing editor: comedy: SBS

Thanks

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  • Pierce Davison
    Pierce Davison
    thanks
  • Paradox Delilah
    Paradox Delilah
    special thanks
  • Johnny Ma
    Johnny Ma
    thanks
  • Summer Maeda
    Summer Maeda
    thanks
  • Jordan Raskopoulos
    Jordan Raskopoulos
    thanks
  • Terrence Tiu Taudigani
    Terrence Tiu Taudigani
    thanks
  • Andrew Ward
    Andrew Ward
    thanks

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