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 | Makoto Tezuka | Director |
| Directing | Hidehito Ueda | Director |
| Art | Makoto Tezuka | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Masateru Yoshimura | Key Animation |
| Sound | Ichiko Hashimoto | Music |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Character Designer |
| Art | Kazuo Okada | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Animation Director |
| Sound | Koichi Chiba | Sound Director |
| Camera | Hisao Shirai | Director of Photography |
| Production | Minoru Kubota | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Tsuyoshi Okano | Color Designer |
| Editing | Seiji Morita | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Junji Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Seya | Key Animation |
| Production | Takayuki Matsutani | Producer |
| Production | Yoshihiro Shimizu | Producer |
| Sound | Akiyoshi Yoda | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Shizuo Kurahashi | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Go Abe | Special Effects |
