Akuemon

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Akuemon
Akuemon.jpg
Title screen from the anime
悪右衛門
Genre Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original video animation
Directed by Makoto Tezuka
Studio Tezuka Productions
Released July 16, 1993
Runtime 25 minutes
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Akuemon is the sixth and last anime episode in the Lion Books series. It was an OVA release. This episode was never broadcast on Japanese TV, but it was instead shown at a Hong Kong film festival. It is the first anime directed by Makoto Tezuka, son of the famous Osamu Tezuka.[1]

Story

The story is about a fox outwitting a hunter and the strange lives they live as destiny brings them together. This is the story of the Parents of 'Abe-No-Semei', the most powerful sage in Japanese history.

DVD

It was re-released as a DVD on March 21, 2003 on the same disk as Adachi-ga Hara.

Staff

Director: Makoto Tezuka

Music: Ichiko Hashimoto

Original creator: Osamu Tezuka

See also

References

  1. Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5