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Crying Freeman

Seen it?

1988 | 1 seasons | 52 min | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, action fans and animation lovers.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 52 minutes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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."

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Kazuo Koike

  • Toshio FurukawaYo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)
  • Chiharu KataishiEmu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)