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Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

★ 7.2/10•1988•52m•18•Action & Adventure•Animation•Drama
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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."

StatusEnded
Runtime52m
LanguageJA
First Air DateNov 25, 1988

Episodes

Episode 1 - Portrait of a KillerE152m

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.

Nov 25, 1988

Episode 2 - Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)E252m

Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)

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.

Sep 22, 1989

Episode 3 - Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)E352m

Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)

Emu is kidnapped by 108 Dragon operatives, tortured and threatened with rape. Freeman's plane gets hijacked by Askari agents.

Jun 22, 1990

Episode 4 - A Taste of Revenge: Oshu TohgokuE452m

A Taste of Revenge: Oshu Tohgoku

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.

Oct 25, 1991

Episode 5 - Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of KishibojinE552m

Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of Kishibojin

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.).

Nov 25, 1992

Episode 6 - The Russian Connection: The Light in the DarknessE652m

The Russian Connection: The Light in the Darkness

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.

Feb 25, 1994

Actors

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

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

Chiharu Kataishi

Chiharu Kataishi

Emu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)

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