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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
Action · Comedy · Crime · 2021
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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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
2021 Action · Comedy · Crime 2h 12m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Kan Eguchi
Junichi Okada
Akira Sato / Fable
Fumino Kimura
Yoko
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Utsubo
Yurina Hirate
Hinako Saba
Masanobu Ando
Suzuki
Mizuki Yamamoto
Misaki
Jiro Sato
Takoda
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The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.