
Akuemon
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.
Top Billed Cast

Konami Yoshida
Rizu (voice)

Masatô Ibu
Akuemon (voice)

Kenichi Ogata
Governor (voice)

Kenichi Ono
Abe no Yasuna (voice)

Yuri Amano
Kuzunoha (voice)
Featured Crew

Makoto Tezuka
Director
Hidehito Ueda
Director

Makoto Tezuka
Storyboard Artist
Masateru Yoshimura
Key Animation
Hisao Shirai
Director of Photography
Takayuki Matsutani
Producer
Tsuyoshi Okano
Color Designer
Kazuo Okada
Art Direction

Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Junji Kobayashi
Key Animation
Akiyoshi Yoda
Recording Supervision

Osamu Tezuka
Original Story