Akuemon

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A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Romance,

Animation,

Fantasy

Duration:

25 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Makoto Tezuka

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Company:

IMAGICA,

Dragon Production,

RANDOM,

Studio Cosmos,

Seion Studio,

Maki Production

Cast:
Konami Yoshida

Rizu (voice)

Masatô Ibu

Akuemon (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Governor (voice)

Kenichi Ono

Abe no Yasuna (voice)

Yuri Amano

Kuzunoha (voice)

Crew:
Makoto Tezuka

Director

Hidehito Ueda

Director

Ichiko Hashimoto

Music

Osamu Tezuka

Original Story

Shinji Seya

Character Designer