The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
2021 · 132 min · Director: Kan Eguchi
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Akira Sato is the legendary killer known as The Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner Yoko as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. However, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.
Emotional fingerprint
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Humor25%
- Tension20%
- Joy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 62 % | 58 % | 22 % | 47 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 45 % | 24 % | 40 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 53 % | 32 % | 20 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 48 % | 27 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 49 % | 19 % | 31 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 60 % | 24 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 50 % | 36 % | 53 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 34 % | 51 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 65 % | 61 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 63 % | 55 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 64 % | 53 % | 46 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 68 % | 51 % | 56 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 74 % | 64 % | 45 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 31 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 79 % | 78 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 77 % | 74 % | 53 % | 50 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 83 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Tension | 89 % | 69 % | 76 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Hope | 83 % | 33 % | 72 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 129′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Isaki
Etsuji Kainuma
Ai
Jackal Tomioka
Details
- Directed by
- Kan Eguchi
- Written by
- Kan Eguchi, Katsuhisa Minami, Masahiro Yamaura
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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