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|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 | |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=Shochiku (Japan) <br> NTV | + | |distributor=Shochiku (Japan) <br> NTV International Sales (worldwide) |
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|actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | |actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | ||
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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 extremely talented and legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered by his superior to take a break from his work and live a normal civilian life without killing anybody for an entire year. However, as he settles into his new home and job, his new life is threatened by figures from the underworld who are trying to find him. The film follows the Fable as he | + | '''''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 extremely talented and legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered by his superior to take a break from his work and live a normal civilian life without killing anybody for an entire year. However, as he settles into his new home and job, his new life is threatened by figures from the underworld who are trying to find him. The film follows the Fable as he gets used to a civilian 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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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 extremely talented and legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered by his superior to take a break from his work and live a normal civilian life without killing anybody for an entire year. However, as he settles into his new home and job, his new life is threatened by figures from the underworld who are trying to find him. The film follows the Fable as he gets used to a civilian 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.