Crying Freeman (1988)★ 6.9/10
- Action
- Animation
- Crime
- Drama
- Romance
- Thriller
Directed by: Daisuke Nishio, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Nobutaka Nishizawa, Jôhei Matsuura, Harunisa Okamoto
Written by: Ryoichi Ikegami, Kazuo Koike, Ryûnosuke Ono, Tatsunosuke Ohno, Higashi Shimizu
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.
- Original title
- Crying Freeman
- Storyline
- Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 Dragons, a gang within the Chinese Mafia, who are determined to push aside Tokyo's local crime lords. He breaks into her house, and she asks that he make love to her before he kills her; she connects to his inner self, and he becomes her protector. Now he must defend her against the local crime gang, who have connections with corrupt Tokyo police. Will Yo and Emu make it out alive, and will the 108 Dragons triumph?
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 1,257
- Companies
- Toei Animation, ADV Films, AceMedia, C.Moon, Canal+, Discotek Media, EOS, Eastern Star, Gull Multimedia International, Madman Entertainment, Manga Entertainment, Metropolitan Filmexport, Orion Pictures, Seven, Silver Media Group, Silver Star DVD, Streamline Pictures, TF1 Vidéo, Toei Video
- Release dates
- JP September 1, 1988
- GB August 1, 1993
- US February 1, 1994
- FR October 1, 1996