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.
| Directing | Aaron McCann | Director |
| Directing | Dominic Pearce | Director |
| Production | Lauren Brunswick | Producer |
| Sound | Malcolm Clarke | Music |
| Sound | Lance Robinson | Music |
| Sound | Mason Vellios | Music |
| Camera | A. J. Coultier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Aaron Hughes | Editor |
| Editing | Dominic Pearce | Editor |
| Art | Matt Willemsen | Production Design |
| Art | Elizabeth Wratten | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Astrid Hansen | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Xoe Baird | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Trevor Hope | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Ferraro | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Dominic Pearce | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aaron McCann | Screenplay |
