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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Fable <br> ザ・ファブル <br> Za Faburu | |name = The Fable <br> ザ・ファブル <br> Za Faburu | ||
− | |picture = | + | |picture = Fable BR cover.jpg |
− | |caption = | + | |caption = Blu-Ray cover |
|country = [[Image:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan | |country = [[Image:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan | ||
|director = Kan Eguchi | |director = Kan Eguchi | ||
|date= 2019 | |date= 2019 | ||
|language = Japanese | |language = Japanese | ||
− | |studio= | + | |studio=Aeon Entertainment <br> Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company <br> Fukuoka Broadcasting System <br> Geek Sight <br> GyaO <br> Hiroshima Telecasting <br> J-Storm <br> Kodansha <br> Miyagi Television Broadcasting <br> Nippon Television Network <br> Sapporo Television Broadcasting Comapny <br> Shizuoka Daiichi Television <br> Shochiku <br> Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation |
− | |distributor= | + | |distributor=Shochiku (Japan) <br> NTV International Sales (worldwide) |
− | |character1= | + | |character1=The Fable / "Akira Sato" |
|actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | |actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | ||
|character2=“Hood” | |character2=“Hood” | ||
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|character3=Misaki | |character3=Misaki | ||
|actor3=Mizuki Yamamoto | |actor3=Mizuki Yamamoto | ||
− | |character4=Yoko | + | |character4=Yoko Sato |
|actor4=Fumino Kimura | |actor4=Fumino Kimura | ||
|character5=Ebihara | |character5=Ebihara | ||
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− | '''''The Fable''''' (Japanese title: ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) is a 2019 action-comedy film based on the 2014-2019 manga of the same name by Katsuhisa Minami. The film stars [[Junichi Okada]] as "The Fable", an | + | '''''The Fable''''' (Japanese title: ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) is a 2019 action-comedy film based on the 2014-2019 manga series of the same name by Katsuhisa Minami. The film stars [[Junichi Okada]] as "The Fable", an exceptionally talented and legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered by his superior ([[Kôichi Satô]]) to take a break from his work and live as a normal civilian without killing anybody for an entire year, with him facing life-threatening consequences if he is discovered to have done so. As the Fable settles into his new identity and lifestyle, his life is threatened by figures from the underworld who are trying to find him. The film follows the Fable as he learns to live a normal life, as well as his encounters with the criminals who want him dead. A sequel, ''[[The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill]]'', was released in 2021. |
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
− | == | + | ==Beretta 92FS== |
− | + | Several characters throughout the film use a [[Beretta 92FS]] throughout the film's climax. | |
− | [[File: | + | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TheFable 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Multiple yakuza thugs aiming their Berettas.]] |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TheFable 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aiming a thug's Beretta.]] |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TheFable 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Beretta in the Fable's hand.]] |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TheFable 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Beretta on the ground.]] |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:TheFable 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood dual-wields a Beretta with a Glock.]] |
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− | [[File: | + | ==Colt M1911A1== |
− | [[File: | + | Boss ([[Kôichi Satô]]) uses a [[Colt M1911A1]] throughout the film. Several characters throughout the film also use variants of the pistol. |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP]] |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:TheFable 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A yakuza thug on the right holds the 1911.]] |
+ | [[File:TheFable 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a flashback, a young Akira (Ryôka Minamide) aims the pistol at Boss' tied-up target.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol is aimed at the young Fable after the target breaks free and disarms him.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Fab1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fable manages to get his finger on the pistol's trigger. The pistol turns into the Fable's signature Nighthawk in a continuity error shortly after.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boss fires his 1911 in the film's ending.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
==Glock 17== | ==Glock 17== | ||
− | Multiple characters throughout the film use the [[Glock 17]] | + | Multiple characters throughout the film use the [[Glock 17]]. |
[[File:GLOCK Timeline 1980 1982.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 (1st Generation) - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | [[File:GLOCK Timeline 1980 1982.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 (1st Generation) - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
− | [[File:TheFable 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:TheFable 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mafia thug (on the right) aims his Glock after their dinner with the yakuza is interrupted by the Fable killing their leader.]] |
[[File:TheFable 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable's Glock hidden inside a microwave.]] | [[File:TheFable 36.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable's Glock hidden inside a microwave.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding out a Glock after shooting a yakuza thug.]] | [[File:TheFable 31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding out a Glock after shooting a yakuza thug.]] | ||
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[[File:TheFable 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood dual wields a Glock 17 with a Beretta in the film's climax.]] | [[File:TheFable 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood dual wields a Glock 17 with a Beretta in the film's climax.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Luger P08== |
− | + | Hamada ([[Ken Mitsuishi]]) briefly takes out a hidden [[Luger P08]]. | |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] |
− | + | [[File:TheFable 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hamada holding the Luger.]] | |
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− | == | + | ==Nighthawk Custom M1911A1== |
− | " | + | The Fable / "Akira Sato" ([[Junichi Okada]])'s signature handgun is a Nighthawk Custom-made [[Colt M1911A1]]. According to this [http://blog.livedoor.jp/bonchovy/archives/51270857.html blog post], the pistol in the film was apparently custom-made using a Tanio Koba GM-7 airsoft pistol as a base. Modifications include the use of 1911 Diamondback grips, a 4 inch chrome slide, and adding Nighthawk Custom engravings, new front/rear sights, and a DCI suppressor barrel adaptor. |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Nighthawk Custom airsoft pistol unsuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Nighthawk Custom M1911A1 gas pistol, customized to resemble the same pistol in the ''Fable'' manga.]] |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:Nighthawk Custom airsoft pistol left side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Left side of Nighthawk Custom M1911A1 gas pistol with suppressor, customized to resemble the same pistol in the ''Fable'' manga.]] |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:Fab-NHC2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable holds his Nighthawk after slitting a yakuza thug's throat in the film's opening. Right after this, he fires a whopping '''15''' shots from his pistol without reloading, an unrealistic number compared to a the average capacity of a compact 1911.]] |
+ | [[File:Fab-NHC3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable shoots a thug with the Nighthawk.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable's Nighthawk Custom hidden inside a boombox.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Fable-NHC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the pistol.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nighthawk as it appears in a flashback.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Fab-NHCDis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The disassembled pistol.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol's frame.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims the pistol's frame after modifying it to be able to fire special, non-lethal bullets.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 44.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aiming the pistol in the film's climax.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Fable-NCNew.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Promotional still of [[Junichi Okada]] aiming the Nighthawk Custom.]] | ||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
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[[File:TheFable 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead yakuza thug clutching a Tokarev.]] | [[File:TheFable 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead yakuza thug clutching a Tokarev.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Walther PPK/S== |
− | + | "Hood" ([[Sota Fukushi]]) uses a silenced [[Walther PPK/S]] throughout the film. | |
− | [[ | + | [[File:Suppressed PPKS pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Walther PPK/S (with suppressor) - .380 ACP]] |
− | + | [[File:TheFable 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood gets answers out of a yakuza thug with his suppressed PPK/S.]] | |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:TheFable 37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood fires the pistol in the film's climax.]] |
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==Walther PPK== | ==Walther PPK== | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
− | == | + | ==Colt Detective Special== |
− | + | The Fable briefly uses a yakuza thug's [[Colt Detective Special]] in the film's climax. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]] |
− | + | [[File:TheFable 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims the revolver.]] | |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:TheFable 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood knocks the bullets out of the revolver.]] |
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==Colt Python== | ==Colt Python== | ||
− | Kojima ([[Yûya Yagira]]) | + | Kojima ([[Yûya Yagira]]) uses a [[Colt Python]] during his meeting with Kazama. |
[[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg |thumb|400px|none|Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]] | [[Image:ColtPython6In.jpg |thumb|400px|none|Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kojima aims the Python at Kazama.]] | [[File:TheFable 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kojima aims the Python at Kazama.]] | ||
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[[File:TheFable 41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable shoots out a vent's screws with the revolver.]] | [[File:TheFable 41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable shoots out a vent's screws with the revolver.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Smith & Wesson Model 36== |
− | + | Ebihara (Ken Yasuda) uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] throughout the film. The revolver is also seen with multiple yakuza thugs. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release.]] |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:TheFable 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ebihara places his Model 36 on the table.]] |
− | [[File:TheFable | + | [[File:TheFable 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable imagines shooting both Ebihara and Hamada with the revolver.]] |
+ | [[File:TheFable 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ebihara aims his S&W at the Fable.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TheFable 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 49== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 49== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fable, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Fable, The}} | ||
+ | {{The Fable Series}} | ||
[[Category:Action]] | [[Category:Action]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] |
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The Fable (Japanese title: ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) is a 2019 action-comedy film based on the 2014-2019 manga series of the same name by Katsuhisa Minami. The film stars Junichi Okada as "The Fable", an exceptionally talented and legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered by his superior (Kôichi Satô) to take a break from his work and live as a normal civilian without killing anybody for an entire year, with him facing life-threatening consequences if he is discovered to have done so. As the Fable settles into his new identity and lifestyle, his life is threatened by figures from the underworld who are trying to find him. The film follows the Fable as he learns to live a normal life, as well as his encounters with the criminals who want him dead. A sequel, The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill, was released in 2021.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fable (2019):
Pistols
Beretta 92FS
Several characters throughout the film use a Beretta 92FS throughout the film's climax.
Colt M1911A1
Boss (Kôichi Satô) uses a Colt M1911A1 throughout the film. Several characters throughout the film also use variants of the pistol.
Glock 17
Multiple characters throughout the film use the Glock 17.
Glock 19
Several characters throughout the film use a Glock 19.
Luger P08
Hamada (Ken Mitsuishi) briefly takes out a hidden Luger P08.
Nighthawk Custom M1911A1
The Fable / "Akira Sato" (Junichi Okada)'s signature handgun is a Nighthawk Custom-made Colt M1911A1. According to this blog post, the pistol in the film was apparently custom-made using a Tanio Koba GM-7 airsoft pistol as a base. Modifications include the use of 1911 Diamondback grips, a 4 inch chrome slide, and adding Nighthawk Custom engravings, new front/rear sights, and a DCI suppressor barrel adaptor.
Tokarev TT-33
Kuroshio (Kai Inowaki) is briefly seen with a Tokarev TT-33. Another Tokarev is also seen later in the film.
Walther PPK/S
"Hood" (Sota Fukushi) uses a silenced Walther PPK/S throughout the film.
Walther PPK
The Fable briefly takes out a Walther PPK hidden in his house.
Revolvers
Colt Detective Special
The Fable briefly uses a yakuza thug's Colt Detective Special in the film's climax.
Colt Python
Kojima (Yûya Yagira) uses a Colt Python during his meeting with Kazama.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Multiple characters throughout the film use different variants of the Smith & Wesson Model 10.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Ebihara (Ken Yasuda) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 36 throughout the film. The revolver is also seen with multiple yakuza thugs.
Smith & Wesson Model 49
Sunagawa (Osamu Mukai) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 49 in the film's climax.
Submachine Guns
IMI Micro Uzi
A Yakuza thug briefly uses a pair of IMI Micro Uzis in the film's opening.