Crying Freeman (1995)

Directed by

Christophe Gans

Genre

action film, crime film, martial arts film

Country

France, United States, Japan, Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 363 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brainwashed assassin for a Triad secret society kills targets and cries for each one. He is drawn into conflict with his own organization when he begins to question his actions.

stylishviolentmelancholicfast-pacedintensegrittydramaticunderstated

What happens

Crying Freeman is a 1995 action film, based on the manga of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami. It is directed and co-written by Christophe Gans in his solo directorial debut and stars Mark Dacascos in the title role, a brainwashed assassin for a Triad secret society, who sheds a tear for every victim he kills. Tchéky Karyo, Julie Condra, Byron Mann, Masaya Kato, Yoko Shimada, and Mako play supporting roles. The film was an international co-production between France, Canada, and Japan, and was filmed on location in British Columbia in October 1994. Despite being heavily promoted by Viz Media in Animerica magazine and reprints of the Crying Freeman graphic novel, the film was not released in the United States until November 2018 on Amazon Prime Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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