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Released , 'Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer' stars Chiharu Kataishi, Toshio Furukawa, Kohei Miyauchi, Masako Katsuki The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 15 top users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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?" .
Crying Freeman OVA Collection
Crying Freeman follows a Japanese assassin hypnotized and trained by the Chinese mafia (called the "108 Dragons") to serve as its agent, and covered in a vast and complex dragon tattoo. A quiet but complicated killer, Freeman reflexively sheds tears after every killing as a sign of regret.
