The Fable

The Fable

Part of THE FABLE Collection

2019•2h 3m•6.7/10

ActionComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(83)

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.

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Production

Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation, J Storm, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Aeon Entertainment, Kodansha, GYAO, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Akira Sato / Fable

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Yoko

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Boss

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Misaki

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Ebihara

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Kojima

Osamu Mukai

Osamu Mukai

Sunagawa

Sota Fukushi

Sota Fukushi

Fudo

Ryo Kimura

Ryo Kimura

Kudo

Kai Inowaki

Kai Inowaki

Kuro

Jiro Sato

Jiro Sato

Takoda

Miyagawa Daisuke

Miyagawa Daisuke

Jackal Tomioka

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Hamada

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Bar Master

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Restaurant Master

Shingo Fujimori

Shingo Fujimori

Yuki Kawai

Toranosuke Kato

Toranosuke Kato

Ryan Drees

Ryan Drees

Mafia Member

Ian Moore

Mafia Boss

Ryoka Minamide

Ryoka Minamide

Young Akira Sato

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