The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
2021 · Movie · 132 min · ★ 7.0
A legendary hitman is ordered to lie low and live as an ordinary person, taking a quiet part-time job while keeping his past hidden. When a shady extortion scheme targets someone connected to his workplace, his peaceful cover is tested and trouble starts closing in.
Based on The Fable
Also known as The Fable 2
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Details
- Original title
- ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-02-05
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (96 votes)
About
If you enjoy crime stories with a deadly professional trying to stay normal and keep a low profile, this should click; Not for you if you want nonstop action or zero workplace comedy, like Baby Assassins.
Pros: fish-out-of-water setup; hidden-identity tension; crime-world stakes | Cons: familiar assassin premise; workplace beats may drag; villains feel straightforward
Themes
- assassin
- based on manga
- aftercreditsstinger
Cast & crew
Junichi Okada
as Akira Sato / Fable
Fumino Kimura
as Yoko
Shinichi Tsutsumi
as Utsubo
Yurina Hirate
as Hinako Saba
Masanobu Ando
as Suzuki
Mizuki Yamamoto
as Misaki
Jiro Sato
as Takoda
Kai Inowaki
as Kuro
Ken Yasuda
as Ebihara
Koichi Sato
as Boss
Directed by Kan Eguchi