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THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

20217.02h 12m

Overview

Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. But, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.

Directed by Kan Eguchi
Written by Katsuhisa Minami
Produced by Mitsuru Sato, Takeshi Udaka, Kazuya Shimomura
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Top Cast

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Akira Sato / Fable

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Yoko

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Utsubo

Yurina Hirate

Yurina Hirate

Hinako Saba

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Suzuki

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Misaki

Jiro Sato

Jiro Sato

Takoda

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Kuro

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Ebihara

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Boss

Themes & Keywords

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About THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2021 exploring themes of assassin, based on manga, aftercreditsstinger. Directed by Kan Eguchi, it stars Junichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi. Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. But, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.

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