Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman cover
Format
OVA
Episodes
6
Episode Duration
52 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
11-25-1988
End Date
2-25-1994
Season
fall 1988
Average Score
5.6
Mean Score
5.7
Studios
Toei Animation
Producers
SEGA Toei Video Victor Entertainment Pioneer LDC
Source
manga
Genres
Action Adventure Drama

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."


(Source: Anime News Network)

Characters

Yo Hinomura

Yo Hinomura

main

Toshio Furukawa

Japanese

Toshio Furukawa
Emu Hino

Emu Hino

main

Chiharu Kataishi

Japanese

Chiharu Kataishi
Ryuji Hanada

Ryuji Hanada

supporting

Takaya Hashi

Japanese

Takaya Hashi
Kimie Hanada

Kimie Hanada

supporting

Masako Katsuki

Japanese

Masako Katsuki
Nina Heaven

Nina Heaven

supporting

Gara Takashima

Japanese

Gara Takashima
Shou-Aidou

Shou-Aidou

supporting

Toku Nishio

Japanese

Toku Nishio

Staff

Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Original Story

Ryouichi Ikegami

Ryouichi Ikegami

Original Character Design

Hiroaki Yoshino

Hiroaki Yoshino

Music

Daisuke Nishio

Daisuke Nishio

Director (ep 1)

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Director (ep 2)

Jouhei Matsuura

Jouhei Matsuura

Director (ep 3)

Recommendations

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Yo Hinomura

Yo Hinomura

main

Toshio Furukawa

Japanese

Toshio Furukawa
Emu Hino

Emu Hino

main

Chiharu Kataishi

Japanese

Chiharu Kataishi
Ryuji Hanada

Ryuji Hanada

supporting

Takaya Hashi

Japanese

Takaya Hashi
Kimie Hanada

Kimie Hanada

supporting

Masako Katsuki

Japanese

Masako Katsuki
Nina Heaven

Nina Heaven

supporting

Gara Takashima

Japanese

Gara Takashima
Shou-Aidou

Shou-Aidou

supporting

Toku Nishio

Japanese

Toku Nishio
Bag Nag

Bag Nag

supporting

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Japanese

Yoshiko Sakakibara
Bayasan

Bayasan

supporting

Dump Matsumoto

Japanese

Dump Matsumoto
Yu Taijing

Yu Taijing

supporting

Masato Hirano

Japanese

Masato Hirano
Chen

Chen

supporting

Kouji Totani

Japanese

Kouji Totani
Choko Tateyou

Choko Tateyou

supporting

Kaneto Shiozawa

Japanese

Kaneto Shiozawa
Dairi

Dairi

supporting

Ikuya Sawaki

Japanese

Ikuya Sawaki
Don Carleone

Don Carleone

supporting

Banjou Ginga

Japanese

Banjou Ginga
Fu Long

Fu Long

supporting

Nobuyo Tsuda

Japanese

Nobuyo Tsuda
Goken Ishida

Goken Ishida

supporting

Osamu Saka

Japanese

Osamu Saka
Jigon

Jigon

supporting

Daisuke Gouri

Japanese

Daisuke Gouri
Jinshinye

Jinshinye

supporting

Kazumi Tanaka

Japanese

Kazumi Tanaka
Larry Buck

Larry Buck

supporting

Seizou Katou

Japanese

Seizou Katou
Koh Tokugen

Koh Tokugen

supporting

Ryuusei Nakao

Japanese

Ryuusei Nakao
Lucky Boyd

Lucky Boyd

supporting

Kouji Totani

Japanese

Kouji Totani
Miranda

Miranda

supporting

Kyouko Terase

Japanese

Kyouko Terase
Nicholaiev

Nicholaiev

supporting

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Japanese

Kiyoyuki Yanada
Professor Mikage

Professor Mikage

supporting

Masaharu Satou

Japanese

Masaharu Satou
Ron Fu

Ron Fu

supporting

Kouhei Miyauchi

Japanese

Kouhei Miyauchi
Shieshinye

Shieshinye

supporting

Osamu Saka

Japanese

Osamu Saka
Kazuo Koike

Kazuo Koike

Original Story

Ryouichi Ikegami

Ryouichi Ikegami

Original Character Design

Hiroaki Yoshino

Hiroaki Yoshino

Music

Daisuke Nishio

Daisuke Nishio

Director (ep 1)

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Director (ep 2)

Jouhei Matsuura

Jouhei Matsuura

Director (ep 3)

Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Director (eps 4-6)

Akira Kugimaru

Akira Kugimaru

Assistant Director (ep 1)

Noriyo Sasaki

Noriyo Sasaki

Assistant Director (ep 2)

Harume Kosaka

Harume Kosaka

Assistant Director (ep 3)

Kazutoshi Mori

Kazutoshi Mori

Assistant Director (ep 3)

Haruhisa Okamoto

Haruhisa Okamoto

Assistant Director (eps 4, 5)

Shingo Kaneko

Shingo Kaneko

Assistant Director (ep 6)

Mitsuki Nakamura

Mitsuki Nakamura

Art Director (eps 1-5)

Ken Tokushige

Ken Tokushige

Art Director (ep 6)

Noboru Yoshida

Noboru Yoshida

Art Director (ep 5)

Masaru Oota

Masaru Oota

Assistant Art Director (ep 1)

Masahiro Satou

Masahiro Satou

Assistant Art Director (ep 1)

Hisao Shirai

Hisao Shirai

Director of Photography (ep 1)

Yoshiyuki Tamagawa

Yoshiyuki Tamagawa

Director of Photography (ep 2)

Youichi Takanashi

Youichi Takanashi

Director of Photography (ep 3)

Atsushi Okui

Atsushi Okui

Director of Photography (ep 4)

Yumiko Kajiwara

Yumiko Kajiwara

Director of Photography (ep 5)

Yoshio Aizo

Yoshio Aizo

Director of Photography (ep 6)

Shigeru Nishiyama

Shigeru Nishiyama

Editing (eps 1, 2)

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