Crying Freeman (1988)

Action · Animation · Crime

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 the "Crying Freeman."

IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,251 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Retrocrush · Eternal Family · Cineverse · RetroCrush Amazon Channel · Plex · Fawesome
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.78 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 6.7 53 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Portrait of a Killer	8.0	60
2	Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1	6.7	314
3	Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2	6.5	248
4	Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge	6.4	232
5	Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown	6.4	225
6	Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory	6.7	188