Now known as Akira Sato he checks in with the local Yakuza head and the manager Ebihara (Ken Yasuda) There is a power struggle going on amongst the next generation that soon draws in Sato. He manages to stay clear working a menial job until his local crush Misaki (Mizuki Yamamoto) is forced into the newly released from prison Kojima (Yuya Yagira) web of prostitution.
Director Kan Eguchi adapts Katsuhisa Minami's Magna of the same name for the film. The piece nimbly shows how The Fable works out his precision shots and his trademark process to turn on kill mode. Trained as a killer from his youth Sato's lack of basic humans social skills are painfully evident as he attempts to live like a normal person in Osaka
The pinnacle set piece of the narrative occurs at A waste management plant run by Sunagawa (Osamu Mukai) one of the young rivals. Sato has to negotiate the stories of piping, girders ducts and beams to protect Misaki avoid two chasing contract killers looking to take him out ad steal his mantle all the while honoring his no shot to kill promise. The conditions make for the perfect setting for more physical close range combat using anything that is not nailed down as a weapon. Its a strong turn of an assassin driven plot with plenty of dialogue and situation points of comedy making for a unique entry into the Japanese Magna adaption field.
*** 1/2 Out of 4
The Fable | Ken Eguchi | Japan | 2019 | 123 Minutes.
Tags: Contract Killer, Silencer, Drinking Games, Yakuza, Boss, Osaka, Pornography, Normalcy, Parrot
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