The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.

Cast

Hashizo Okawa

as Abe Yasuna

Michiko Saga

as Sakaki / Kuzu / Vixen

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

as Onono Yosifuru

Jun Usami

as Yasunori Kamo

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

as Sakuragi Miya

Yoshi Katō

as Shoji

Kensaku Hara

as Fujiwara Nakahira

Eijirō Yanagi

as Tadahira Fujiwara

Sumiko Hidaka

as Dowager

Kikue Mōri

as Old Woman Fox

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