Crying Freeman Season 1 · Episode 1

Portrait of a Killer

25th November 1988 52 mins Season 1 Episode 1

Emu Hino, a lonely and beautiful Japanese artist witnesses a Chinese man killing three men, then sees his eyes well up with tears. He tells her the story of how the 108 Dragons turned him into the assassin, Crying Freeman.

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Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)

Yō and Emu marry in a Chinese wedding ceremony and are given the new names Long Tai Yang and Hu Qing Lan. Bai Ya Shan demands leadership of the 108 Dragons.

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Toshio Furukawa

Yo Hinomura / Lóng Tài-Yáng / Freeman (voice)

Chiharu Kataishi

Emu Hino / Hǔ Qinglán (voice)