Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

1988

1h 0m

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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?

Writers

Higashi Shimizu(screenplay by)
Kazuo Koike(comic book by)
Chiharu Kataishi
Emu Hino
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Toshio Furukawa
Yo Hinomura
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Kohei Miyauchi
Bǎiba Lóng
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Masako Katsuki
Kimie Hanada
Nobuyo Tsuda
Hǔ Fenglíng
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Ryusei Nakao
Huáng Déyuán
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Takaya Hashi
Ryuji Hanada
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Yusaku Yara
Detective Nitta
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Daisuke Gori
Yakuza C
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Kohei Miyauchi
Lèi Qilóng
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Koji Totani
Yakuza A
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Nobuo Yana
Shudo Shimazaki
Yasuo Tanaka
Sergeant

Writers

Higashi Shimizu(screenplay by)
Kazuo Koike(comic book by)

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Release date

September 1, 1988 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production companies

Toei Animation
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