Saru Lock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Saru Lock
Cover of the first manga volume
猿ロック
(Saru Rokku)
GenreAction, Comedy
Manga
Written byNaoki Serizawa
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
Original run2003 – 2009
Volumes22
Television drama
Directed byMaeda Tetsu, Tsukamoto Renpei
Produced byAmago Daisuke
Written byFukuda Yuichi
Music byYoshioka Shoji
Original networkNNS (ytv)
Original run July 23, 2009 – October 15, 2009
Episodes13
Live-action film
Directed byTetsu Maeda
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2010 (2010-02-27)
Manga
Saru Lock Reboot
Written byNaoki Serizawa
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
MagazineYoung King Bull
Original runOctober 4, 2018 – present
Manga
Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi
Written byNaoki Serizawa
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
MagazineYoung King Bull
Original runNovember 4, 2020 – June 4, 2021

Saru Lock (Japanese: 猿ロック, Hepburn: Saru Rokku; trans. Monkey Lock) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Serizawa. It was adapted into a television drama in 2009 and a live action film in 2010.[1]

A reboot series titled Saru Lock Reboot began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's Young King Bull magazine in October 2018. A spin-off manga series titled Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to June 2021.[2][3][4]

Plot

[edit | edit source]

Yataro Sarumaru, nicknamed "Saru", is an average high school boy who daydreams about idols but otherwise has no luck with girls. While working with his father, a locksmith in Asakusa, Tokyo, he has gained exceptional skills to pick just about any lock. Using his exceptional skills, Yataro then finds himself solving various mysterious cases, while also trying his luck with the girls.

Adaptations

[edit | edit source]

Television drama

[edit | edit source]

Cast

[edit | edit source]

Live-action film

[edit | edit source]

Plot

[edit | edit source]

Mayumi (Manami Higa) enlists the help of Yataro Sarumaru (Hayato Ichihara) to open a bank safe deposit box. This results in Yataro fleeing from the police who are in hot pursuit.

Cast

[edit | edit source]

Reception

[edit | edit source]

By March 14, 2010, the film had made US$3,101,844 at the box office.[6]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Saru_Lock&oldid=1959209"