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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 | ||
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|studio= | |studio= | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|character1=Akira | |character1=Akira "The Fable" Sato | ||
|actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | |actor1=[[Junichi Okada]] | ||
|character2=“Hood” | |character2=“Hood” | ||
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|character4=Yoko | |character4=Yoko | ||
|actor4=Fumino Kimura | |actor4=Fumino Kimura | ||
|character5= | |character5=Ebihara | ||
|actor5=Ken Yasuda | |actor5=Ken Yasuda | ||
|character6=“Code” | |character6=“Code” | ||
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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''''' (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 legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered to live a normal civilian life without killing anybody for an entire year. A sequel, ''The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill'', was released in 2021. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Nighthawk Custom M1911== | ==Nighthawk Custom M1911== | ||
Akira Sato | Akira "The Fable" Sato ([[Junichi Okada]]) uses a customized Nighthawk Custom-made [[M1911]] as his signature weapon. According to this [http://blog.livedoor.jp/bonchovy/archives/51270857.html blog post], the custom pistol was apparently made for the film by using a Tanio Koba GM-7 airsoft pistol. 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: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: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: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: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:Nighthawk | [[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:TheFable | [[File:Fab-NHC3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable shoots a thug with the Nighthawk.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable | [[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:TheFable 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol's frame.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims the pistol's frame.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 44.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aiming the pistol in the film's climax.]] | |||
==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:TheFable 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American 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 31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding out a Glock after shooting a yakuza thug.]] | |||
[[File:GLOCK Timeline 1998.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 17 (early third generation model from 1998) - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A yakuza's Glock locks empty after the Fable fires it in the film's climax.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims a Glock at Hood.]] | |||
== | ==Glock 19== | ||
Several characters use | Several characters throughout the film use a [[Glock 19]]. | ||
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding his Glock 19.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood dual wields a Glock with a Beretta in 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. | |||
[[File:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP]] | [[File:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:TheFable 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A yakuza thug on the right holds the 1911.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[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|]] | [[File:TheFable 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol is aimed at the young Fable after the target breaks free and disarms him.]] | ||
[[File: | [[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 | [[File:TheFable 34.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boss fires his 1911 in the film's ending.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | |||
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==Walther PPK/S== | ==Walther PPK/S== | ||
"Hood" ([[Sota Fukushi]]) uses a silenced [[Walther PPK/S]] throughout the film. | "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.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood gets answers out of a yakuza thug with his suppressed PPK/S.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood fires the pistol in the film's climax.]] | |||
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==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
Kuroshio ( | Kuroshio (Kai Inowaki) is briefly seen with a [[Tokarev TT-33]]. Another Tokarev is also seen later in the film. | ||
[[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Fab-TT.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuroshio aims his Tokarev at the Fable.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[File:TheFable 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims the Tokarev at Ebihara after disarming Kuroshio.]] | ||
[[File:Fab-TT-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead yakuza thug clutching a Tokarev.]] | |||
==Beretta 92FS== | |||
Several characters throughout the film use a [[Beretta 92FS]] throughout the film's climax. | |||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Multiple yakuza thugs aiming their Berettas.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aiming a thug's Beretta.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Beretta in the Fable's hand.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Beretta on the ground.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood dual-wields a Beretta with a Glock.]] | |||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Hamada ([[Ken Mitsuishi]]) | Hamada ([[Ken Mitsuishi]]) briefly takes out a hidden [[Luger P08]]. | ||
[[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hamada | [[File:TheFable 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hamada holding the Luger.]] | ||
== | ==Walther PPK== | ||
[[ | The Fable briefly takes out a [[Walther PPK]] hidden in his house. | ||
[[Image:Ppk 1960s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther PPK - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[ | [[File:TheFable 29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable takes the PPK out of a rice cooker.]] | ||
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=Revolvers= | =Revolvers= | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ==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:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release.]] | [[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 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:TheFable 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ebihara places his Model 36 on the table.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[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| | [[File:TheFable 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ebihara aims his S&W at the Fable.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:TheFable 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | ||
==Colt Python== | ==Colt Python== | ||
Kojima ([[Yûya Yagira]]) | Kojima ([[Yûya Yagira]]) briefly uses a [[Colt Python]] in his encounter 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|]] | [[File:TheFable 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kojima aims the Python at Kazama.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kojima | [[File:TheFable 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An ecstatic Kojima inspects the revolver after shooting Kazama.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | |||
Multiple characters throughout the film use different variants of the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]. | |||
[[File:S&W M10 revolver black grips.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver with black grips - .38 Special]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A yakuza thug holds the revolver. The revolver is misidentified as a "[[Colt Government Model]]" a moment later.]] | |||
[[Image:S&W Model 10 rubber grips.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver with black rubber grips - .38 Special]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead yakuza thug holding on to his Model 10.]] | |||
[[Image:S&WModel10SnubEarly.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A yakuza thug fires his Model 10 at the Fable in the film's climax.]] | |||
[[Image:Model 10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 with three inch barrel and round butt - .38 Special.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims a Model 10 at multiple yakuza thugs.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable shoots out a vent's screws with the revolver.]] | |||
==Colt Detective Special== | ==Colt Detective Special== | ||
The Fable briefly uses a yakuza thug's [[Colt Detective Special]] in the film's climax. | |||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special]] | [[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|]] | [[File:TheFable 32.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims the revolver.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:TheFable 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood knocks the bullets out of the revolver.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 49== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 49== | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==IMI Micro Uzi== | ==IMI Micro Uzi== | ||
A Yakuza | A Yakuza thug briefly uses a pair of [[IMI Micro Uzi]]s in the film's opening. | ||
[[File:MicroUziPistolStock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Micro Uzi - 9x19mm]] | [[File:MicroUziPistolStock.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Micro Uzi - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[File:Fab-Uzis0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable ducks into cover as the thug unloads his Uzis.]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims his pistol at the now-dead | [[File:Fable-Uzis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug continues to fire both Uzis as the Fable counts down the number of bullets remaining. The submachine gun is correctly identified as a Micro Uzi on-screen. ]] | ||
[[File:TheFable 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug frantically attempts to reload the Micro Uzi.]] | |||
[[File:TheFable 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Fable aims his pistol at the now-dead thug. The Micro Uzi can be seen next to him.]] | |||
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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 legendary hitman within the Japanese underworld who is ordered to live a normal civilian life without killing anybody for an entire year. A sequel, The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill, was released in 2021.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fable:
Pistols
Nighthawk Custom M1911
Akira "The Fable" Sato (Junichi Okada) uses a customized Nighthawk Custom-made M1911 as his signature weapon. According to this blog post, the custom pistol was apparently made for the film by using a Tanio Koba GM-7 airsoft pistol. 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.
Glock 17
Multiple characters throughout the film use the Glock 17
Glock 19
Several characters throughout the film use a Glock 19.
Colt M1911A1
Boss (Kôichi Satô) uses a Colt M1911A1 throughout the film. Several characters throughout the film also use variants of the pistol.
Walther PPK/S
"Hood" (Sota Fukushi) uses a silenced Walther PPK/S throughout the film.
Tokarev TT-33
Kuroshio (Kai Inowaki) is briefly seen with a Tokarev TT-33. Another Tokarev is also seen later in the film.
Beretta 92FS
Several characters throughout the film use a Beretta 92FS throughout the film's climax.
Luger P08
Hamada (Ken Mitsuishi) briefly takes out a hidden Luger P08.
Walther PPK
The Fable briefly takes out a Walther PPK hidden in his house.
Revolvers
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.
Colt Python
Kojima (Yûya Yagira) briefly uses a Colt Python in his encounter with Kazama.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Multiple characters throughout the film use different variants of the Smith & Wesson Model 10.
Colt Detective Special
The Fable briefly uses a yakuza thug's Colt Detective Special in the film's climax.
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.
