Akuemon (1993)
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.
Directors: Hidehito Ueda, Makoto Tezuka.
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Konami Yoshida as Rizu (voice) |
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Masatô Ibu as Akuemon (voice) |
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Kenichi Ogata as Governor (voice) |
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Kenichi Ono as Abe no Yasuna (voice) |
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Yuri Amano as Kuzunoha (voice) |
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Fumihiko Tachiki as Yokanbei (voice) |
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Koichi Chiba as Fox Elder (voice) |
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Mitsuaki Hoshino as Akahihi (voice) |
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Naoki Makishima as Subordinate (voice) |
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Tatsumi Yabuki as Villager (voice) |
| Directing | Hidehito Ueda | Director |
| Directing | Makoto Tezuka | Director |
| Art | Makoto Tezuka | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masateru Yoshimura | Key Animation |
| Sound | Ichiko Hashimoto | Music |
| Camera | Hisao Shirai | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Junji Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Production | Minoru Kubota | Producer |
| Art | Kazuo Okada | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Animation Director |
| Production | Yoshihiro Shimizu | Producer |
| Sound | Akiyoshi Yoda | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Koichi Chiba | Sound Director |
| Sound | Shizuo Kurahashi | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Seiji Morita | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Tsuyoshi Okano | Color Designer |
| Crew | Go Abe | Special Effects |
| Production | Takayuki Matsutani | Producer |
