Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

Title



Crying Freeman



Year



1995



Rated



N/A



Released



24 Apr 1996



Runtime



102 min



Genre



Action, Crime, Thriller



Director



Christophe Gans



Writer



Kazuo Koike (based upon the comic books created by), Ryoichi Ikegami (based upon the comic books created by), Christophe Gans (screenplay), Thierry Cazals (screenplay), Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik (additional dialogue)



Actors



Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski



Plot



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. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman.



Language



English, Japanese



Country



France, USA, Japan, Canada



Awards



1 win & 1 nomination.



Metascore



N/A



imdbRating



6.5



imdbVotes



10,012



imdbID



tt0112750



Type



movie



DVD



N/A



BoxOffice



N/A



Production



Fuji Television Network



Website



N/A