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The Fable

The Fable

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The Fable

2019

2h 3m

6.7(89 votes)

Action

Comedy

Crime

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.

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Netflix

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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 people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Kan Eguchi
Written by: Yusuke Watanabe
Produced by: Shigeaki Yoshida
Mitsuru Sato

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