The Fable

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The Fable

2019,

2h 3m,

Action/

Comedy

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2 Reviews

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68%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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2 Reviews

68%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

An elite gun-for-hire is forced to lay low and not kill anyone for a year, but underworld figures start to threaten his newly calm and quiet life.

Charles Hartford

But Why Tho?

Jan 23, 2023

5/10

The Fable delivers a mixed bag of themes and energy that ultimately never meshes. Its over-the-top slapstick humor undercuts the heaviest moments in the movie, making them feel cheap and mishandled.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Jan 12, 2020

"The Fable" is occasionally silly, cheesy, imbalanced but damn me if it isn't one of the most entertaining movies of the year and one of the best manga adaptation I have seen during the latest years.

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Eguchi Kan

Director

Jun'ichi Okada

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Fumino Kimura

Actor

Mizuki Yamamoto

Actor

Sôta Fukushi

Actor

Yûya Yagira

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Synopsis

An elite gun-for-hire is forced to lay low and not kill anyone for a year, but underworld figures start to threaten his newly calm and quiet life.

Director: Eguchi Kan
Producer: Tadashi Ohsumi, Tsukasa Imamura, Julie K. Fujishima, Kazuo Tani, Kazuaki Arima, Masatoshi Tsunoda, Yusuke Tanaka, Hiroki Tsubochi, Toshiya Wada, Koichi Akaza, Shin Oshika, Akira Kozakura, Motoo Mori, Takeshi Udaka, Mitsuru Sato
Screenwriter: Yûsuke Watanabe
Production Co: Geek Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 2h 3m

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