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Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

Lust, Larceny and Loyalty...

181988•52m•7.4/10
Action & AdventureAnimationDramaCrime

Ratings

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7.4/10(8)

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."

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Production

Toei Video Company, Aies, SEGA

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 25, 1988

Last Aired

February 25, 1994

Created By

Kazuo Koike

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Portrait of a Killer
E1
Portrait of a Killer
Air date: 1988-11-25
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.
Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)
E2
Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)
Air date: 1989-09-22
Yō and Emu marry in a Chinese wedding ceremony and are given the new names Long Tai Yang and Hu Qing Lan. Bai Ya Shan demands leadership of the 108 Dragons.
Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)
E3
Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)
Air date: 1990-06-22
Emu is kidnapped by 108 Dragon operatives, tortured and threatened with rape. Freeman's plane gets hijacked by Askari agents.
A Taste of Revenge: Oshu Tohgoku
E4
A Taste of Revenge: Oshu Tohgoku
Air date: 1991-10-25
Dark Eyes is confronted by the massive and powerful Oshu Tohgoku who rapes her and dumps her in the sea. Tohgoku challenges Freeman to a public wrestling match.
Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of Kishibojin
E5
Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of Kishibojin
Air date: 1992-11-25
In Los Angeles Chinatown, Mr Wong asks Freeman for help to retrieve his kidnapped daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter after already paying the ransom to the Kidnapper Organisation (K.O.).
The Russian Connection: The Light in the Darkness
E6
The Russian Connection: The Light in the Darkness
Air date: 1994-02-25
Russian mafia boss Nicholaiev and Japanese yakuza Tsunaike plan to cut out the 108 Dragons trade and Nicholaiev makes an offer to Tanya to help him. Meanwhile Freeman sees a woman pass in a car he remembers from his past.

Cast

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Yo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)

Chiharu Kataishi

Emu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)

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