距今一千余年前的朱雀天皇时代（平安藤原执政的鼎盛时代），在现在的大阪市阿倍野（安倍野）住着一位名叫阿部保名（阿部仲麻吕的第七代孙，又名安倍益材）的美男子。其父本是当地的豪族，因为奸人的谗言而被没收领地。保名无时无刻不思再兴家门辉煌，光宗耀祖。听说在信太森林里的葛叶稻荷非常灵验，于是他决定每天前去参拜，以期神人庇佑 ──

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.