Saru Lock

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 ==

Television drama Cast • Hayato Ichihara - Yataro Sarumaru (Saru) • Sousuke Takaoka - Yamada Jiro • Sei Ashina - Mizuhara Ritsuko • Watabe Gota - Yamamoto Kenji Live-action film Plot 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 • Hayato Ichihara - Yataro Sarumaru (Saru) - is a “genius” locksmith who may have cool hands, but is in a perpetual lather, particularly about the opposite sex. • Manami Higa - Mayumi Shinozaki • Sousuke Takaoka - Yamada Jiro • Sei Ashina - Mizuhara Ritsuko • Watabe Gota - Yamamoto Kenji • Manami Konishi - Eiko Mizuki ==Reception==

By March 14, 2010, the film had made US$3,101,844 at the box office. ==References==