The Fable

Jun 21, 2019

2h 3m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

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

The Fable Trailers

Cast

Akira Sato / Fable

Junichi Okada

Yoko

Fumino Kimura

Boss

Koichi Sato

Misaki

Mizuki Yamamoto

Ebihara

Ken Yasuda

Kojima

Yuya Yagira

Sunagawa

Osamu Mukai

Fudo

Sota Fukushi

Kudo

Ryo Kimura

Kuro

Kai Inowaki

Takoda

Jiro Sato

Jackal Tomioka

Miyagawa Daisuke

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