Umizaru

Umizaru

Cover of volume 1
海猿
Genre Drama, romance
Manga
Written by Shūhō Satō
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Young Sunday
Original run 1998 – 2001
Volumes 12
Live-action television film
Directed by Yoshiko Hoshida
Written by Yasuo Hasegawa
Network NHK
Released July 13, 2002
Runtime 45 minutes
Live-action television film
Umizaru 2
Directed by Yoshiko Hoshida
Written by Yasuo Hasegawa
Network NHK
Released August 18, 2003
Runtime 45 minutes
Television drama
Umizaru Evolution
Directed by Eiichirō Hasumi, Yoshinori Kobayashi
Produced by Shizuo Sekiguchi, Shintarō Suzuki, Fumi Hashimoto
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
Music by Naoki Satō
Studio Fuji TV / Kyodo
Network Fuji TV
Original run July 5, 2005 – September 13, 2005
Episodes 11
Related works

Umizaru (海猿, lit. Sea Monkeys) is a manga series by Shūhō Satō which was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Young Sunday from 1998 to 2001. Yōichi Komori is credited with the original idea for the series, and he also did the research to make the series more authentic.

The series focuses on Daisuke Senzaki, an officer in the Japan Coast Guard, and tells the stories of shipwreck rescues and other incidents where the coast guard plays a role. The plotlines in the series were drawn from incidents and accidents which actually happened while the manga was being written (similar to the "ripped from the headlines" tagline used by various Law & Order series).

The manga has been adapted into two NHK high-definition specials, three films, and one drama series.

Umizaru (2004)

Main article: Umizaru (film)

Umizaru Evolution (2005)

Title: 海猿

Title (romaji): Umizaru

Also known as: Umizaru Evolution / Sea Monkey

Format: Renzoku

Genre: Action, human drama, romance

Episodes: 11

Viewership ratings: 13.1

Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Broadcast period: 2005-Jul-05 to 2005-Sep-13

Air time: Tuesday 21:00

Theme song: Ocean by B'z

Synopsis:

A story of friendship, love and the brutal training of 14 Japan Coast Guard officers becoming rescuer divers. The rescuer divers, on the front line in rescue activities in heavy seas and always one step away from death, are a group of specialists in a profession that only 1% of all Coast Guard officers qualify for. In order to receive that qualification they have to undergo 50 days of grueling training in rescue activities. The young Cost Guard officers, including Daisuke Senzaki, take on the challenge of that hellish training. The story concentrates on the lives of the divers after having passed their examination.

Cast:

Production Credits:

Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006)

The Last Message: Umizaru (2010)

Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)

Main article: Brave Hearts: Umizaru

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