Crying Freeman
Once in a lifetime comes the perfect killer
1995 | 102m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Christophe Gans |
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| Writer: | Thierry Cazals, Christophe Gans, Roger Avary |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 23, 1995 |
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| Director: | Christophe Gans |
| Writer: | Thierry Cazals, Christophe Gans, Roger Avary |
| Genres: | Action, Crime |
| Keywords | fight, yakuza, artist, hitman, falling in love, based on manga, killer, witness to murder, sect, live action remake |
| Production Companies | Davis Films, TFC, Ozla Pictures, August Entertainment, Fuji Television Network, Toei Company, Toei Video Company, Yunza Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $6,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Dacascos | Yo Hinomura / Freeman |
| Julie Condra | Emu O'Hara |
| Rae Dawn Chong | Detective Forge |
| Byron Mann | Koh |
| Masaya Katō | Ryuji Hanada |
| Yoko Shimada | Lady Hanada |
| Mako | Shudo Shimazaki |
| Tchéky Karyo | Detective Netah |
| Kevan Ohtsji | Takeshi Shimazaki |
| Debbie Podowski | Customs Agent |
| Murray Lowry | Head Customs Agent |
| Mikal Tang | Koh's Driver |
| Jerry Wasserman | Chief Randall |
| Tong Lung | Shimazaki's Bodyguard |
| Kiyoto Matsumoto | Shimazaki's Bodyguard |
| Paul McGillion | Detective |
| Russell Ferrier | Detective |
| Ravinder Toor | Detective |
| Janie Woods-Morris | Mery |
| Giorgio Miyashita | Ryuji's Bodyguard |
| Michael Hirano | Bedroom Yakuza |
| Minh Phoenix Ly | Bedroom Yakuza |
| Ed Hong-Louie | Soya Plant Supervisor |
| Ivy Ng | Witch |
| Paul Wong | Photographer |
| Floyd Faircrest | Gallery Assassin |
| Victor Favrin | Gallery Assassin |
| Morgan Lam | Boy in Lobby |
| Brian Rogne | Restaurant Bodyguard |
| Alex Diakun | Antonio Rossi |
| Aundrea MacDonald | Kari |
| Akio Higashio | Yakuza Boss |
| Yukio Kasukawa | Yakuza Boss |
| Zuien Konomura | Priest |
| Mark Oki | Mister Dogaki |
| Annie Lee | Bordello Girl |
| Yuka Kobayashi | Lady Hanada's Maid |
| Hiro Kanagawa | Temple Yakuza |
| Endo Hidemine | Temple Yakuza |
| Kenji Shimizu | Smoking Yakuza |
| Marny Eng | Assassin (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Marny Eng | Stunts |
| Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| Christopher Roth | Editor |
| Thierry Cazals | Screenplay |
| Patrick O'Hearn | Original Music Composer |
| Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Stewart Fairley | Painter |
| John Zulinski | Key Grip |
| Holly Atchison | Script Supervisor |
| Thomas Lockhart | Tattoo Designer |
| Guy Paterson | Best Boy Electric |
| Kerry Uchida | Sound Editor |
| Scott Keates | Dolly Grip |
| Bernard Lehoux | In Memory Of |
| Rex Raglan | Art Direction |
| Philip Lunt | Greensman |
| Bill Lammers | Carpenter |
| Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik | Additional Dialogue |
| Toni Burroughs-Rutter | Costume Design |
| Lorie Olson | First Assistant Editor |
| Patricia Murray | Makeup Artist |
| Gerard Diefenthal | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Greg Jackson | Location Manager |
| Rosalina Da Silva | Makeup Designer |
| Tom Fillingham | Camera Operator |
| Joan Lovett | Set Costumer |
| Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Douglas Higgins | Production Design |
| Kandace Loewen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Einar Hansen | Gaffer |
| Randal Platt | Camera Operator |
| Marianne Kaplan | Set Decoration |
| Pamela Nichol | Painter |
| Debi Weldon | Costume Supervisor |
| Helen MaComb | Production Coordinator |
| Kate Pierpoint | Dialect Coach |
| Grant Swain | Property Master |
| Marc Chiasson | Sound Editor |
| Ryoichi Ikegami | Comic Book |
| Christophe Gans | Screenplay, Director |
| PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Alex McDowell | Production Design |
| Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Doane Gregory | Still Photographer |
| Serge Élissalde | Concept Artist |
| Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
| Rick Pearce | Stunts |
| Owen Walstrom | Stunts |
| Roger Avary | Screenplay |
| David Wu | Supervising Editor |
| Kiyoto Matsumoto | Stunts |
| Thierry Malherbe | Animation |
| Thomas Nautin | Animation |
| Randy Lee | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Samuel Hadida | Producer |
| Victor Hadida | Executive Producer |
| Takashige Ichise | Executive Producer |
| Brian Yuzna | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 927 | 927 |
Ruuz
5.0
This is some pretty classic 90s, I love Mark Dacascos, and if you think you can sort of visualise in your head what a 1990s Mark Dacascos as an unwilling assassin with a mystic tattoo romancing a woman he was supposed to kill might look like, and go "Yeah that's what I like in a movie" then, well it ... is that, so sure, give it a try. But if you go "I only like good stories told in a three-act structure with human characters" then maybe don't. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Jun 23, 2021