18th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 28 - Jul 14, 2019

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Photo: © 2019 “THE FABLE” Film Partners

U.S. Premiere

The Fable

ザ・ファブル

Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman, equal to none. Suddenly his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and live a ‘normal life’ because “top assassins need that skill.” While undercover he meets the charming Misaki who gets him a delivery job. Meanwhile, recent convict Kojima overdoses on hubris, stirring up the underworld and endangering Misaki. Fable is forced into action in order to rescue her. A picture-perfect antihero-comedy manga adaptation, The Fable is a vibrant pastiche of kinetic storytelling, wry humor, nail biting suspense and hyperbolic action (by Jackie Chan’s crew) that cannot be missed!

Director: Eguchi Kan
Cast: Junichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Koichi Sato, Mizuki Yamamoto, Ryo Kimura, Kai Inowaki, Jiro Sato, Ken Yasuda, Yuya Yagira, Osamu Mukai, Sota Fukushi, Daisuke Miyagawa
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2019; 123 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Tuesday July 2, 6:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Director Eguchi Kan in attendance (Introduction & Q&A)

Eguchi Kan
江口カン

For the past decade, Eguchi Kan has earned acclaim for his advertising and TV drama direction; in 2018, he made his feature debut with Riding Uphill, about professional bicycle racers. Eguchi won top awards for three years running at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, was named a “Director to Watch 2009” by Boards magazine (Canada), and served as a judge of America’s Clio Awards from 2010-2013. In 2013, he directed Japan’s successful PR film pitch for the Tokyo Olympics, as well as his first TV drama, Mentai Piriri, which swept Japan’s broadcast awards. He went on to direct more TV dramas, one of which, The Song of the Dragonlike Soul, proved a surprise hit on DVD release. Even more surprising: the hilariously deadpan brilliance of Eguchi’s second feature, the comedy actioner The Fable.