Film

Akuemon

1993 · 25m · Romance · Animation · Fantasy

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.

Konami Yoshida

Rizu (voice)

Masatô Ibu

Akuemon (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Governor (voice)

Kenichi Ono

Abe no Yasuna (voice)

Yuri Amano

Kuzunoha (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Yokanbei (voice)

Koichi Chiba

Fox Elder (voice)

Mitsuaki Hoshino

Akahihi (voice)

Naoki Makishima

Subordinate (voice)

Tatsumi Yabuki

Villager (voice)

• Makoto TezukaDirector
• Hidehito UedaDirector
• Minoru KubotaProducer
• Takayuki MatsutaniProducer
• Yoshihiro ShimizuProducer
• Hisao ShiraiDirector of Photography
• Seiji MoritaEditor

Release date

July 16, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

25m

Genres

Romance, Animation, Fantasy