Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)

  • NR
  • 09/01/1988 (JP)
  • Animation
  • 1h

Overview

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?

Daisuke Nishio

Director

Higashi Shimizu

Screenplay

Cast

Chiharu Kataishi's headshot

Chiharu Kataishi

Emu Hino/Hǔ Qinglán
Toshio Furukawa's headshot

Toshio Furukawa

Yo Hinomura/Lóng Tài-Yáng/Crying Freeman
Kohei Miyauchi's headshot

Kohei Miyauchi

Bǎiba Lóng
Masako Katsuki's headshot

Masako Katsuki

Kimie Hanada
Nobuyo Tsuda's headshot

Nobuyo Tsuda

Hǔ Fenglíng
Ryusei Nakao's headshot

Ryusei Nakao

Huáng Déyuán/Koh Tokugen
Takaya Hashi's headshot

Takaya Hashi

Ryuji Hanada
Yusaku Yara's headshot

Yusaku Yara

Detective Nitta

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