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Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

19885.81h 0m

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?

Directed by Daisuke Nishio
Written by Higashi Shimizu, Kazuo Koike
Produced by Naoko Takahashi, Tomiro Kuriyama, Akira Sasaki
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Top Cast

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Chiharu Kataishi

Emu Hino/Hǔ Qinglán

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Yo Hinomura/Lóng Tài-Yáng/Crying Freeman

Kohei Miyauchi

Kohei Miyauchi

Bǎiba Lóng

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Kimie Hanada

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Nobuyo Tsuda

Hǔ Fenglíng

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Huáng Déyuán/Koh Tokugen

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Ryuji Hanada

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Detective Nitta

Daisuke Gori

Daisuke Gori

Yakuza C

Kazumi Tanaka

Kazumi Tanaka

Yakuza D

Themes & Keywords

based on mangaanime

About Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer is a animation film released in 1988 exploring themes of based on manga, anime. Directed by Daisuke Nishio, it stars Chiharu Kataishi, Toshio Furukawa, Kohei Miyauchi. 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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