Based on Katsuhisa Minami’s manga of the same name, this action-packed adaptation will have audiences glued to their seats. premiered in Japan in June 2019 and a sequel premiered in June 2021.
The fable 2021 series#
Following on directly from the first Fable film, we find the legendary hitman (Junichi Okada). The Fable is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. Setting off a chain reaction of events, the revenge hungry ex-yakuza boss Utsubo (Shinichi Tsutsumi) sends an army of men to take Fable down, and settle the score once and for all. The Fable: The Killer Who Doesnt Kill (2021) by Kan Eguchi. I cant believe these movies flew under my radar for this long so a big shout out to my friend Saverio for making me. This time his guilty conscience weighs on him and is used as bait. Now he has to lead a normal life along with his assistant Yoko. But the peace doesn’t last long-the mythical hitman Fable is soon dragged back into the underworld. Story: Until recently, Akira Sato (Junichi Okada) was the legendary contract killer Fable. He passes the days doodling child-like illustrations part-time for a design company, while freeloading off his partner in crime Yōko (Fumino Kimura) who poses as his squabbling sister.
After the success of the first live-action manga adaptation of The Fable, director Kan Eguchi ( Riding Uphill, JFF2019) is back with the sequel, packed with even more action, comedy and drama! Junichi Okada reprises his role as the deadpan lethal assassin Fable, whose sabbatical continues as he lies low, living an ‘ordinary life’ under the pseudonym Akira Satо̄.
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