Completed - JAPANESE - Action/Adventure, Comedy - 123 minutes
An overworked assassin known as The Fable is ordered by his boss to take a year off. He settles into normal life but it appears trouble is about to come looking for him.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Kan EGUCHI Cast : Fumino KIMURA, Junichi OKADA
As his nickname implies, The Fable (Okada) is an enigmatic assassin who terrorises the underworld. The overworked killer gets an order from his boss: “Live the life of a normal man for one year. Kill anyone during your vacation and I kill you.” Going incognito for a year The Fable is given a new name and a female partner (Kimura). They start their new lives as brother and sister with part-time jobs and a pet parakeet. The assassin begins to enjoy a normal existence but it appears trouble is about to come looking for him.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Shanghai Film Festival 2019Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2019New York Asian Film Festival 2019Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (Best Asian Film)Fantasia International Film Festival 2019 (Action Award (Outstanding Action Movie))