The Fable
Official Blu-Ray Japanese cover
The Fable 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nighthawk Custom M1911A1 gas pistol, customized to resemble the same pistol in the Fable manga. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Left side of Nighthawk Custom M1911A1 gas pistol with suppressor, customized to resemble the same pistol in the Fable manga. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable shoots a thug with the Nighthawk. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable's Nighthawk Custom hidden inside a boombox. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Nighthawk as it appears in a flashback. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol's frame. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims the pistol's frame. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aiming the pistol in the film's climax. Glock 17 Multiple characters throughout the film use the Glock 17
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 (1st Generation) - 9x19mm Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American mafia thug (on the right) aims his Glock after their dinner with the yakuza is interrupted by the Fable killing their leader. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable's Glock hidden inside a microwave. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding out a Glock after shooting a yakuza thug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 17 (early third generation model from 1998) - 9x19mm Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing A yakuza's Glock locks empty after the Fable fires it in the film's climax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims a Glock at Hood. Glock 19 Several characters throughout the film use a Glock 19 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Code" (Ryô Kimura) holding his Glock 19. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hood dual wields a Glock with a Beretta in the film's climax. M1911A1 Boss (Kôichi Satô ) uses a Colt M1911A1 throughout the film. Several characters throughout the film also use variants of the pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A yakuza thug on the right holds the 1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In a flashback, a young Akira (Ryôka Minamide) aims the pistol at Boss' tied-up target. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol is aimed at the young Fable after the target breaks free and disarms him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boss fires his 1911 in the film's ending. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ditto. Walther PPK/S "Hood" (Sota Fukushi ) uses a silenced Walther PPK/S throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK/S - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hood gets answers out of a yakuza thug with his suppressed PPK/S. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hood fires the pistol in the film's climax. Tokarev TT-33 Kuroshio (Kai Inowaki) is briefly seen with a Tokarev TT-33 . Another Tokarev is also seen later in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuroshio aims his Tokarev at the Fable. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims the Tokarev at Ebihara after disarming Kuroshio. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ditto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead yakuza thug clutching a Tokarev. Beretta 92FS Several characters throughout the film use a Beretta 92FS throughout the film's climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm Parabellum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Multiple yakuza thugs aiming their Berettas. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aiming a thug's Beretta. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Beretta in the Fable's hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Beretta on the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hood dual-wields a Beretta with a Glock. Luger P08 Hamada (Ken Mitsuishi ) briefly takes out a hidden Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hamada holding the Luger. Walther PPK The Fable briefly takes out a Walther PPK hidden in his house.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable takes the PPK out of a rice cooker. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ebihara places his Model 36 on the table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable imagines shooting both Ebihara and Hamada. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ebihara aims his S&W at the Fable. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ditto. Colt Python Kojima (Yûya Yagira ) briefly uses a Colt Python in his encounter with Kazama.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Python with 6" Barrel - .357 Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kojima aims the Python at Kazama. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver with black grips - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing A yakuza thug holds the revolver. The revolver is misidentified as a "Colt Government Model " a moment later. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver with black rubber grips - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead yakuza thug holding on to his Model 10. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub nose revolver - .38 Special. Early Model Error creating thumbnail: File missing A yakuza thug fires his Model 10 at the Fable in the film's climax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 with three inch barrel and round butt - .38 Special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims a Model 10 at multiple yakuza thugs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable shoots out a vent's screws with the revolver. Colt Detective Special The Fable briefly uses a yakuza thug's Colt Detective Special in the film's climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Round Butt - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hood knocks the bullets out of the revolver. Smith & Wesson Model 49 Sunagawa (Osamu Mukai ) uses a Smith & Wesson Model 49 in the film's climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 49 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kojima begs for his life as Sunagawa aims the revolver at him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sunagawa (Osamu Mukai ) holding the revolver. Submachine Guns IMI Micro Uzi A Yakuza thug briefly uses a pair of IMI Micro Uzis in the film's opening.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Micro Uzi - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable ducks into cover as the thug unloads his Uzis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The thug frantically attempts to reload the Micro Uzi. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Fable aims his pistol at the now-dead thug. The Micro Uzi can be seen next to him. 
