Saru Lock: The Movie
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Saru Lock: The Movie

All he did was unlock a safe... And now the chase is on!

6.4 / 10 2010 1h 52mNR Japanese
ActionComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

Saru is a talented young locksmith who unlocks any kind of lock. He is, however, a complete fool when it comes to women. One day a girl Mayumi asks him to open a safe full of stolen money. Knowing nothing about it, Saru takes the money briefcase with Mayumi and finds himself with yakuza gangsters and also police in hot pursuit.

Cast & Crew

Hayato Ichihara

Hayato Ichihara

Yataro Sarumaru

Lead
Manami Higa

Manami Higa

Mayumi Shinozaki

Manami Konishi

Manami Konishi

Eiko Mizuki

Sousuke Takaoka

Sousuke Takaoka

Jiro Yamada

Sei Ashina

Sei Ashina

Ritsuko Mizuhara

Gota Watabe

Gota Watabe

Yamamoto

Soko Wada

Soko Wada

Iwaki

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Fujiyama

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tetsu Maeda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Saru Lock: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker