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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."
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- E1 Portrait of a KillerNext upNov 25, 1988 · 52 min · ★ 3.7
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Takaya Hashi (Ryuji Hanada (voice)), Nobuo Yana (Shudo Shimasaki (voice)), Masako Katsuki (Kimie Hanada (voice)), Yusaku Yara (Detective Nitta (voice)), Kohei Miyauchi (Bǎi ba Lóng (voice)), Nobuyo Tsuda (Hǔ Fenglíng (voice)), Ryusei Nakao (Huáng Déyuán (voice))
- E2 Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)Sep 22, 1989 · 52 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Toshiko Fujita (Kitche (voice)), Banjo Ginga (Don Carleone (voice)), Kazumi Tanaka (Jinxing Ye (voice)), Koji Totani (Chen (voice)), Masato Hirano (Zheng (voice)), Osamu Saka (Shuixing Ye (voice)), Ryo Horikawa (Yang (voice)), Kohei Miyauchi (Bǎi ba Lóng (voice))
- E3 Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)Jun 22, 1990 · 52 min
Synopsis
Emu is kidnapped by 108 Dragon operatives, tortured and threatened with rape. Freeman's plane gets hijacked by Askari agents.
Guest stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara (Bugnug (voice)), Daisuke Gori (Jigon (voice)), Eiko Yamada (Female Terrorist (voice)), Hirohiko Kakegawa (Muxing Ye (voice)), Koji Totani (African Tusk Leader (voice)), Masaharu Sato (Professor Mikage (voice)), Masato Hirano (Huoxing Ye (voice)), Kyoko Terase (Miranda (voice))
- E4 A Taste of Revenge: Oshu TohgokuOct 25, 1991 · 52 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Masako Katsuki (Kimie Hanada (voice)), Yusaku Yara (Detective Nitta (voice)), Yoshiko Sakakibara (Bugnug (voice)), Ryuuzaburou Ootomo (Oshu Tohgoku (voice)), Ichiro Nagai (Naiji Kumaga (voice))
- E5 Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of KishibojinNov 25, 1992 · 52 min
Synopsis
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.).
Guest stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara (Bugnug (voice)), Kaoru Matsumoto (Baiya Shan (voice)), Gara Takashima (Nina Heaven (voice)), Seizo Kato (Larry Buck (voice)), Mika Doi (Wonshaku (voice)), Hisao Egawa (Man (voice)), Kazumi Tanaka (Lee (voice)), Michitaka Kobayashi (Copilot (voice))
- E6 The Russian Connection: The Light in the DarknessFeb 25, 1994 · 52 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Bin Shimada (Tsunaike (voice)), Akiko Matsuda (Rie (voice)), Ikuya Sawaki (Dairi (voice)), Kaneto Shiozawa (Choko Tateoka (voice)), Kiyoyuki Yanada (Nikolayev (voice)), Kyoko Terase (Tanya (voice)), Ryuji Saikachi (Maha Prajapati (voice)), Toku Nishio (Kiha Prajapati (voice))
Cast & crew
Created by Kazuo Koike
Toshio Furukawa
Chiharu KataishiImages · 4
