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Crying Freeman

TV·1988–1994·1 season, 6 episodes·Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama·52m·Created by Kazuo Koike

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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."

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Crying Freeman S01E01Portrait of a KillerS01E01 · 3.7Emu 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.

Cast

Toshio FurukawaToshio FurukawaYo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)
Chiharu Kataishi
Chiharu KataishiEmu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1988–94Aired 3.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Crying Freeman S01E01Portrait of a KillerNovember 25, 1988 3.7Emu Hino, a lonely and beautiful Japanese artist witnesses a Chinese man killing three men, then sees his eyes well up with tears. He tells
  2. S01E02Crying Freeman S01E02Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)September 22, 1989—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
  3. S01E03Crying Freeman S01E03Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)June 22, 1990—Emu is kidnapped by 108 Dragon operatives, tortured and threatened with rape. Freeman's plane gets hijacked by Askari agents.
  4. S01E04Crying Freeman S01E04A Taste of Revenge: Oshu TohgokuOctober 25, 1991—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 pub
  5. S01E05Crying Freeman S01E05Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of KishibojinNovember 25, 1992—In Los Angeles Chinatown, Mr Wong asks Freeman for help to retrieve his kidnapped daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter after already payin
  6. S01E06Crying Freeman S01E06The Russian Connection: The Light in the DarknessFebruary 25, 1994—Russian mafia boss Nicholaiev and Japanese yakuza Tsunaike plan to cut out the 108 Dragons trade and Nicholaiev makes an offer to Tanya to h

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