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.
Unfortunately the movie Akuemon is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Hidehito Ueda | Director |
| Directing | Makoto Tezuka | Director |
| Camera | Hisao Shirai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ichiko Hashimoto | Music |
| Production | Yoshihiro Shimizu | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Junji Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Sound | Shizuo Kurahashi | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Original Story |
| Production | Minoru Kubota | Producer |
| Editing | Seiji Morita | Editor |
| Production | Takayuki Matsutani | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Tsuyoshi Okano | Color Designer |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Animation Director |
| Art | Kazuo Okada | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Character Designer |
| Sound | Akiyoshi Yoda | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Koichi Chiba | Sound Director |
| Crew | Go Abe | Special Effects |
| Art | Makoto Tezuka | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masateru Yoshimura | Key Animation |
