These comments assume viewers will have seen the 2019 film 'The Fable' so won't need any introduction to characters we first saw in that film. I'd definitely recommend watching that first or this may be rather confusing.
This sequel opens with a prologue set four years before the main action. In it Fable has been ordered to six criminals; he dispatches five before the job is cancelled. While dealing with the fifth an innocent girl is accidentally injured. In the present Fable and his partner are still living in Osaka and he still isn't allowed to kill anybody. Things seem to be going well enough for him but that can't last; the 'sixth man' has been looking for Fable and he wants revenge.
I thought this film was really good; if anything it is a little better than the first. It starts well with an exciting opening. Things progress nicely with some nice scenes with Fable meeting the injured girl, who is now in a wheelchair, as he encourages her attempts to walk again. As before we get a fair amount of humour; I thought it worked better this time; perhaps I'd just got used to the more idiosyncratic elements. There is a good amount of well-choreographed action; this includes some fairly amazing stunt work. The cast does a fine job. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody who enjoyed 'The Fable'.
These comments are based on watching the Film in Japanese with English subtitles.
This sequel opens with a prologue set four years before the main action. In it Fable has been ordered to six criminals; he dispatches five before the job is cancelled. While dealing with the fifth an innocent girl is accidentally injured. In the present Fable and his partner are still living in Osaka and he still isn't allowed to kill anybody. Things seem to be going well enough for him but that can't last; the 'sixth man' has been looking for Fable and he wants revenge.
I thought this film was really good; if anything it is a little better than the first. It starts well with an exciting opening. Things progress nicely with some nice scenes with Fable meeting the injured girl, who is now in a wheelchair, as he encourages her attempts to walk again. As before we get a fair amount of humour; I thought it worked better this time; perhaps I'd just got used to the more idiosyncratic elements. There is a good amount of well-choreographed action; this includes some fairly amazing stunt work. The cast does a fine job. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody who enjoyed 'The Fable'.
These comments are based on watching the Film in Japanese with English subtitles.