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.
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Cast
27 people
Konami Yoshida
Rizu (voice)
Known for
Magic Knight Rayearth
Kite
Masatô Ibu
Akuemon (voice)
Known for
Empire of the Sun
NiNoKuni
Osamu Tezuka
Makoto Tezuka
Also in
School in the Crosshairs
Midori: The Camellia Girl
Hisao Shirai
Minoru Kubota
Ken'ichi Ogata
Governor (voice)
Known for
InuYasha
Ranma ½
Ichiko Hashimoto
Takayuki Matsutani
Kenichi Ono
Abe no Yasuna (voice)
Known for
Fighting Spirit
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Shigeru Okazaki
Shizuo Kurahashi
Makoto Tezuka Director · Hidehito Ueda Director Osamu Tezuka Story
First release July 16, 1993 · Produced in Japan · Production Dragon Production, RANDOM
Production
IMAGICA
Production
Dragon Production
Production
RANDOM
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Studio Cosmos
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Seion Studio
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Maki Production
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Tezuka Productions
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Japan
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Original title
悪右衛門
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 16, 1993
Physical · OAV
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