Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
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Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 Dragons, a gang within the Chinese Mafia, who are determined to push aside Tokyo's local crime lords. He breaks into her house, and she asks that he make love to her before he kills her; she connects to his inner self, and he becomes her protector. Now he must defend her against the local crime gang, who have connections with corrupt Tokyo police. Will Yo and Emu make it out alive, and will the 108 Dragons triumph?
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Part of Crying Freeman OVA Collection
6 films
Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Movie · 1988
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Movie · 1989
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Movie · 1990
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
Movie · 1991
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Movie · 1992
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
Movie · 1994
Cast
18 people
Chiharu Kataishi
Emu Hino/Hǔ Qinglán
Also in
Lady Lady!!
Akuma-kun
Toshio Furukawa
Yo Hinomura/Lóng Tài-Yáng/Crying Freeman
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Kohei Miyauchi
Bǎiba Lóng / Lèi Qilóng
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Masako Katsuki
Kimie Hanada
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Naruto
Nobuyo Tsuda
Hǔ Fenglíng
Known for
UFO Robot Grendizer
Texhnolyze
Ryusei Nakao
Huáng Déyuán/Koh Tokugen
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Takaya Hashi
Ryuji Hanada
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
One Piece
Yuusaku Yara
Detective Nitta
Known for
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold
Wise Man's Grandchild
Daisuke Gouri
Yakuza C
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Kazumi Tanaka
Yakuza D
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Akira
Ken Yamaguchi
Police B
Known for
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Black Lagoon
Koji Totani
Yakuza A
Known for
Fist of the North Star
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Daisuke Nishio Director · Higashi Shimizu Screenplay Kazuo Koike Author
First release September 1, 1988 · Produced in Japan · Production Aies
Production
Toei Animation
Production
Aies
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Crying フリーマン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 1, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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