THE FABLE

ザ・ファブル

By Kan EGUCHI

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Action/Adventure - Completed 2019

An overworked assassin known as The Fable is ordered by his boss to take a year off. He settles into normal life but it appears trouble is about to come looking for him.

Festivals
& Awards

Shanghai Film Festival 2019
Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2019
New York Asian Film Festival 2019
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2019
Best Asian Film
Fantasia International Film Festival 2019
Action Award (Outstanding Action Movie)
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Action/Adventure, Comedy
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 123 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kan EGUCHI
    • Synopsis
    • As his nickname implies, The Fable (Okada) is an enigmatic assassin who terrorises the underworld. The overworked killer gets an order from his boss: “Live the life of a normal man for one year. Kill anyone during your vacation and I kill you.” Going incognito for a year The Fable is given a new name and a female partner (Kimura). They start their new lives as brother and sister with part-time jobs and a pet parakeet. The assassin begins to enjoy a normal existence but it appears trouble is about to come looking for him.