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Saru Lock

Details

• Title: 猿ロック
• Title (romaji): Saru Lock
• Also known as: Monkey Lock
• Format: Renzoku
• Genre: Action, comedy
• Broadcast network: YTV, NTV
• Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-23 start
• Air time: Thursday 23:58
• Theme song: An Rock by mihimaru GT

Synopsis

Sarumaru Yataro, nicknamed "Saru" is an average high school boy who daydreams about idols but otherwise has no luck with girls. While working at his fathers locksmithing business, Saru uses his genius-like lock picking skills to take on dangerous cases.

Cast

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• Ichihara Hayato as Sarumaru Yataro
• Ashina Sei as Mizuhara Ritsuko
• Watabe Gota as Yamamoto Kenji
• Takaoka Sousuke as Yamada Jiro

Guests

• Misaki Ayame (水崎綾女) (ep1)
• Morishita Yoshiyuki (ep1)
• Nakamura Yasuhi (ep1)
• Shioyama Misako (塩山みさこ) as date club girl (ep1)
• Haruya Tsubasa (春矢つばさ) as date club girl (ep1)
• Asuka (明日果) as Mako (ep1)
• Narita Ai (成田愛) as AV actress (ep1)
• Nakamura Yuri (中村ゆり) as Eri (ep1-2)
• Kabe Amon (加部亜門) as Hiroyuki (ep1-2)
• Yonemura Ryotaro (米村亮太朗) as Mishima (ep1-2)
• Yamamoto Kojiro (山本光二郎) as Mishima's underling (ep1-2)
• Miyahira Yasuharu (宮平安春) as Mishima's underling (ep1-2)
• Suzuki Yuki (鈴木雄貴) as Mishima's underling (ep1-2)

Production Credits

• Original writing: Manga Saru Lock by Serizawa Naoki (芹沢直樹)
• Screenwriter: Fukuda Yuichi
• Producer: Amago Daisuke (尼子大介)
• Director: Maeda Tetsu (前田哲), Tsukamoto Renpei
• Music: Yoshioka Shoji (吉岡聖治)

Episode Ratings

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Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Notes

• In addition to the drama, there are plans for a movie to be released in spring of next year.

External Links

• Official site
• Japanese Wikipedia

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Spring 2009	NTV	Autumn 2009
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