The Fable

2019 [JAPANESE]

Action / Comedy

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 3314 3.3K

assassin hitman yakuza osaka, japan based on manga

Plot summary

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.

Director

Kan Eguchi Photo
Kan Eguchi

Top cast

Sôta Fukushi Photo
Sôta Fukushi as Contract Killer Fudo
Yûsuke Sugiyama Photo
Yûsuke Sugiyama
Ken Mitsuishi Photo
Ken Mitsuishi as Hamada
Jirô Satô Photo
Jirô Satô as Takôda
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.11 GB
1280*536
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 8
2.29 GB
1920*804
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tmartis-72914 7 / 10

Entertaining!

It started quite strong but lost focus a bit afterwards. Its trying to be a comedy/action movie but on both elements there was more potential.But overall a fun movie to pass the time.
Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10

An enjoyable action film with some silly comedy

Known as 'The Fable' an assassin has been trained since childhood to be the perfect assassin; now he has been told that he must take a year off. He must live as 'Akira Sato', an ordinary man. This means no guns and definitely no killing... if he kills anybody, for whatever reason, he will be killed. It won't be that easy though. He moves to Osaka where he gets an ordinary job. Unfortunately for him he keeps running into people who want trouble or want his unique services. Ultimately, when a new friend is kidnapped, he must try to rescue her from a large number of yakuza without killing any of them.This film may not be the sort that is likely to compete for any major awards but it is a lot of fun. The action begins in the opening scene as we see just how efficient an assassin 'The Fable' is. This action is far from bloodless. The story could have been played straight but it is full of humour. Some of this, such as our protagonist finding a particularly silly comedian hilarious, does wear a bit thin at times but not enough to spoil my enjoyment. The cast is solid; frequently hamming it up in a way that suits the material. Overall I'd definitely recommend fans of action films give this a go. I'll definitely be watching the sequel.These comments are based on watching the Film in Japanese with English subtitles.
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