Crying Freeman
6.4
“Once in a lifetime comes the perfect killer”
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
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Mark Dacascos
Yo Hinomura / Freeman
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Christophe Gans Director · Roger Avary Screenplay Thierry Cazals Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Christophe Gans
Screenplay
Roger Avary
Screenplay
Thierry Cazals
Author
Kazuo Koike
Author
Ryoichi Ikegami
Composer
Patrick O'Hearn
Cinematographer
Thomas Burstyn
Editor
Christopher Roth
Production designer
Alex McDowell
Production designer
Douglas Higgins
Costume designer
Toni Burroughs-Rutter
Budget $6.1M · United States release September 13, 1995 · Produced in Canada, France, Japan, United States
Box office
Budget
$6,100,000
Production
August Entertainment
Production
Toei Video Company
Production
Toei Company
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
TFC
Production
Davis Films
Production
Ozla Pictures
Production
Yunza Films
Production
Canada · France · Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
France · April 23, 1995
Theatrical
United States · September 13, 1995
Theatrical
Australia
October 21, 1997 · Premiere
Germany
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 9, 1997 · Theatrical
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