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Akuemon (1993) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 16, 1993

Original Title:
悪右衛門

Genres:
Animation | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
Dragon Production
IMAGICA
Maki Production
RANDOM
Seion Studio
Studio Cosmos

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 25

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Animation Director:
Shinji Seya

Art Direction:
Kazuo Okada

Character Designer:
Shinji Seya

Color Designer:
Tsuyoshi Okano

Director:
Hidehito Ueda
Makoto Tezuka

Director of Photography:
Hisao Shirai

Editor:
Seiji Morita

Key Animation:
Junji Kobayashi
Shinji Seya
Masateru Yoshimura

Music:
Ichiko Hashimoto

Original Story:
Osamu Tezuka

Producer:
Yoshihiro Shimizu
Minoru Kubota
Takayuki Matsutani

Recording Supervision:
Akiyoshi Yoda

Sound Director:
Koichi Chiba

Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi

Special Effects:
Go Abe

Storyboard Artist:
Makoto Tezuka

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