The Fox's Unrequited Love (15 Aug. 1984)

After Shinobu saves him from a pack of dogs, a little fox becomes smitten with her and attempts to return the favor.

Director:

Kazuo Yamazaki

Writers:

Michiru Shimada, Rumiko Takahashi (manga)

Stars:

Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Saeko Shimazu

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Fumi Hirano	...	Lum (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Saeko Shimazu	...	Shinobu (voice)
Akira Kamiya	...	Mendou (voice)
Shigeru Chiba	...	Megane (voice)
Akira Murayama	...	Perm (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu	...	Onsen Mark (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura	...	The Principal (voice)
Masako Sugaya	...	The Fox (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki	...	Soban (voice)
Tarako	...	(voice)
Chie Kôjiro	...	(voice)
Matsumi Ôshiro	...	(voice)

Storyline

After Shinobu saves him from a pack of dogs, a little fox becomes smitten with her and attempts to return the favor.

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Plot Keywords:

fox | shapeshifting | playing piano | perfume shop | police station | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

15 August 1984 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji TV, Kitty Films, Studio DEEN

Did You Know?

Trivia

The little pig on Shinobu's dresser desk is Baku, the dream-eating piglet from Urusei Yatsura 2: Byûtifuru dorîmâ, which came out in the theaters earlier in the year.

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Soundtracks

"Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a)"
(uncredited)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Shinobu performs this on a piano, during an external shot of her house

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