Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

Crying フリーマン

Lust, Larceny and Loyalty...

Ended First aired 25/Nov/1988 Japan Japanese 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
Action & AdventureAnimationDramaCrime
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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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Nov/1988
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S1E6
The Russian Connection: The Light in the Darkness
Air date: 25/Feb/1994 · Runtime: 52 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E5
Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of Kishibojin
Air date: 25/Nov/1992 · Runtime: 52 min
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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.).

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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.).

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S1E4
A Taste of Revenge: Oshu Tohgoku
Air date: 25/Oct/1991 · Runtime: 52 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E2
Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)
Air date: 22/Sep/1989 · Runtime: 52 min
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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.

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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.

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Portrait of a Killer
Air date: 25/Nov/1988 · Runtime: 52 min
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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.

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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.

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Toshio Furukawa
Toshio Furukawa
Yo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)
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Chiharu Kataishi
Emu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Toshiko Fujita
Kitche (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Banjo Ginga
Don Carleone (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Ryo Horikawa
Yang (voice)
Takaya Hashi
Takaya Hashi
Ryuji Hanada (voice)
Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana
Shudo Shimasaki (voice)
Koji Totani
Koji Totani
African Tusk Leader (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Masako Katsuki
Kimie Hanada (voice)
Masato Hirano
Masato Hirano
Huoxing Ye (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Yusaku Yara
Detective Nitta (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Bugnug (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Daisuke Gori
Jigon (voice)
Eiko Yamada
Eiko Yamada
Female Terrorist (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Muxing Ye (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka
Kazumi Tanaka
Lee (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Masaharu Sato
Professor Mikage (voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Norio Wakamoto
Shikebaro (voice)

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Daisuke Nishio
Daisuke Nishio
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Johei Matsuura
Director
Nobutaka Nishizawa
Nobutaka Nishizawa
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Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Shigeyasu Yamauchi
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Takaaki Yamashita
Director, Key Animation
Satoshi Urushihara
Satoshi Urushihara
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Kouichi Arai
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Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
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Hideki Watanabe
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Hirohide Shikishima
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kitazume
Hiroyuki Kitazume
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Junichi Hayama
Key Animation

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