Crying Freeman

AnimationActionCrime

"Lust, Larceny and Loyalty..."

Release

25 Nov 1988

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production

Overview

Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every crime syndicate in the world as the "Crying Freeman."

Plot

A Japanese potter is brainwashed by a Chinese triad known as the 108 Dragons into becoming their top assassin, gaining notoriety for his reflexive shedding of tears after every killing.

Cast

Toshio FurukawaChiharu KataishiSteve Bulen

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Season 1

Air Date:26 Nov 1988

Available

Portrait of a Killer

Emu Hino, a lonely and beautiful Japanese artist witnesses a Chinese man killing three men, then sees his eyes well up with tears. He tells her the story of how the 108 Dragons turned him into the assassin, Crying Freeman.

Runtime:52m

Air Date:26 Nov 1988Available