Crying Freeman
Crying FreemanSummary
Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every crime syndicate in the world as "Crying Freeman."
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 52 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 5 h 12 min (6 × 52 min)
- Season
- Fall 1988
- Start date
- November 25, 1988
- End date
- February 25, 1994
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Toei Animation
- Romaji title
- Crying Freeman
- Native title
- Cryingフリーマン
Characters 25
Main characters
- Emu HinoMain
- You Hinomura火野村窯Main
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Blood type
- A
You Hinomura, a Japanese potter, comes into the possession of some film showing an assassination by an agent of the "108 Dragons", a powerful Chinese mafia. When he refuses to turn the film over to them, they kidnap him. Hypnotized, he is trained as an assassin for them and his body is tattooed with dragons. He is given the codename "Crying Freeman,"…
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- Nina HeavenSupporting
- Goken Ishida石田悟剣Supporting
- WongSupporting
- Dairi代理Supporting
- Tsunaike綱池Supporting
- Koh Tokugen黄徳源Supporting
- Don Carleoneドン・カルレオーネSupporting
- Kimie HanadaSupporting
- Tateoka舘岡眺湖Supporting
- MitsukoSupporting
- Yan揚Supporting
- BayasanSupporting
- Shudo Shimazaki島崎秋堂Supporting
- ChenチェンSupporting
- Larry BuckSupporting
- Professor MikageSupporting
- ShieshinyeSupporting
- Lucky BoydSupporting
- Kimura木村Supporting
- Watajima和田島Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Chouko Tateoka舘岡眺湖Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Chouko is a master assassin. Tateoka ambushes Freeman with his bladed getas laced with poison.
- Wo Chuo我婥Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
The second daughter of Boss Wong. Wonshaku works for The Pentagon in the computer strategy division. Because of this, she is called upon by Wong to assist Freeman in learning more about the Kidnappers Organization.
- NikolayevニコライエフSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Kazuo KoikeOriginal Story
- Ryouichi IkegamiOriginal Character Design
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- Nobutaka NishizawaDirector (ep 2)
- Shigeyasu YamauchiDirector (eps 4-6)
- Daisuke NishioDirector (ep 1)
- John LedfordExecutive Producer (English; ADV)
- Carl MacekADR Director (English; Streamline Pictures)
- Carl MacekProducer (English; Streamline Pictures)
- Kouichi AraiAnimation Director (eps 1, 2)
- Hideki HamasuKey Animation (eps 1, 2)
- Hideki HamasuAssistant Animation Director (eps 1, 2)
- Michael BakewellADR Director (English; Manga Entertainment)
- Marc SmithADR Script (English; Manga Entertainment)
- Laurence GuinnessExecutive Producer (English; Manga Entertainment)
- Jouhei MatsuuraDirector (ep 3)
- Higashi ShimizuScript (ep 1)
- Yoshihiro KitanoKey Animation (eps 1, 2)
- Mitsuki NakamuraArt Director (eps 1-5)
- Tomiro KuriyamaProducer (eps 1, 2)
- Naoko TakahashiProducer (ep 1)
- Yukio OkanoKey Animation (ep 1)
- Gregory SnegoffADR Script (English; ADV)
- Mark WilliamsExecutive Producer (English; ADV)
- David WalshRecording Engineer (English; ADV)
- Nobuyuki ShimizuTheme Song Arrangement (ED1)