The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
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Junichi Okada Fumino Kimura Koichi Sato Mizuki Yamamoto Ken Yasuda Yuya Yagira Osamu Mukai Sota Fukushi Ryô Kimura Kai Inowaki Jiro Sato Daisuke Miyagawa Ken Mitsuishi Seiji Rokkaku Morooka Moro Shingo Fujimori Toranosuke Kato Ryan Drees Ian Moore Ryoka Minamide Zuimaro Awashima Janryu Fujiwara Manami Hashimoto Eiki Narita Mitsuhiro Fujiwara Yusuke Sugiyama Kouichi Ito
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