Akuemon

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Akuemon
悪右衛門
Genre Fantasy, Sci-Fi
OVA
Directed by Makoto Tezuka
Studio Tezuka Productions
No. of episodes 1
Released July 16, 1993
Runtime 25 minutes

Akuemon is the sixth and last anime episode in the Lion Books series. It was an OVA release[1]. This episode was never broadcasted on Japanese TV, but instead in a Hong Kong film festival. It is the first anime directed by Makoto Tezuka, son of the famous Osamu Tezuka[2].


Contents

[edit] Story

The story is about a fox outwitting a hunter and choosing to live out his life in the temple with a squirrel companion.

[edit] DVD

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

[edit] Staff

Director: Makoto Tezuka

Music: Ichiko Hashimoto

Original creator: Osamu Tezuka

[edit] References

  1. ^ World Art Russia. "World Art Russia Info." Akuemon. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  2. ^ Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5

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