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Crying Freeman (OAV)

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[ adapted from Crying Freeman (manga) ]
Alternative title:
Cryingフリーマン (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama
Themes: organized crime
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: 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."
User Ratings: 167 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Excellent: 9 votes (sub:4, dub:2, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1, ?:1)
 Very good: 18 votes (sub:11, dub:7)
 Good: 36 votes (sub:22, dub:14)
 Decent: 38 votes (dub:19, sub:14, edit.dub:2, Spa.sub:1, raw:1, Fre.sub:1)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:10, dub:5)
 Not really good: 13 votes (dub:8, sub:5)
 Weak: 11 votes (sub:6, dub:3, Fre.dub:1, ?:1)
 Bad: 13 votes (dub:7, sub:4, raw:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Awful: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:2, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 410 users, rank: #1226
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.665 (Decent-.33), std. dev.: 2.3127, rank: #3478
Weighted mean: 5.647 (Decent-.35), rank: #3445 (seen all: 5.90 / seen some: 5.25 / won't finish: 3.39)
Bayesian estimate: 5.752 (Decent-.24), rank: #2895
Running time: 52 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 6
Episode titles: We have 5
Vintage: 1988-09 to 1994-01
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Related reviews:
    Crying Freeman DVD 3
    Crying Freeman DVD 1

Related releases:
    Crying Freeman - Portrait of a Killer (DVD 1) 2003-03-11 (from $23.98)
    Crying Freeman - A Taste of Revenge (DVD 2) 2003-05-06 (from $21.29)
    Crying Freeman - Abduction in Chinatown (DVD 3) 2003-06-17 (from $23.98)
    Crying Freeman - Complete DVD Collection (DVD 1-3) 2004-01-27

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Daisuke Nishio (vol 1)
Johei Matsuura (vol 3)
Nobutaka Nishizawa (vol 2)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi (vol 4)
Takaaki Yamashita (vol 5)

Screenplay:
Higashi Shimizu
Ryunosuke Ono (vol 5)
Tatsunosuke Ohno (vol 2)

Music: Hiroaki Yoshino

Original Manga:
Kazuo Koike
Ryoichi Ikegami

Character Design: Kouichi Arai

Art director: Mitsuki Nakamura

Producer:
Akira Sasaki
Naoko Takahashi
Tomiro Kuriyama

Cinematography:
Hisao Shirai
Yoshiyuki Tamagawa (vol 2)

Planning: Toru Yoshida

Production Chief: Norio Kozuka

Production Supervision: Satoshi Urushihara (vol 3 & 4)

 

Chiharu Kataishi as Emu Hino/Fu Ching Lan

Toshio Furukawa as Yo Hinomura/Om Thai Yeung/Crying Freeman

Dump Matsumoto as Bayasan (Ivory Fan)

Gara Takashima as Nina Heaven (ep 5)

Masako Katsuki as Kimie Hanada (eps 1, 4)

Ryusei Nakao as Tak Yuen Koh

Takaya Hashi as Ryuji Hanada (ep 1)

Toshiko Fujita as Kitche (ep 2)

Yuusaku Yara as Detective Nitta (eps 1, 4)

Banjou Ginga as Don Carleone (ep 2)

Daisuke Gouri as Yakuza C (ep 1)

Hirohiko Kakegawa as Submarine Crew Member (ep 2)

Junko Hagimori as Woman (ep 2)

Kazuhiro Nakata as Submarine Crew Member (ep 2)

Kazumi Tanaka as
Jinshinye (ep 2)
Yakuza D (ep 1)

Ken Yamaguchi as Police B (ep 1)

Kôhei Miyauchi as
Long Fu
Rushichiryu

Kouji Totani as
Chen (ep 2)
Yakuza A (ep 1)

Masaharu Satou as Police A (ep 1)

Masato Hirano as Police C (ep 1)

Nobuo Yana as Shudo Shimazaki (ep 1)

Nobuyo Tsuda as Kofurin

Osamu Saka as Sushinye (ep 2)

Ryo Horikawa as Yan (ep 2)

Yasuroo Tanaka as Sergeant (ep 1)

Yuka Nagamine as Woman (ep 2)

Yukitoshi Hori as Yakuza B (ep 1)

Yumi Touma as Mitsuko (ep 1)

Japanese companies 

Planning Cooperation:
Studio Ship
Weekly Big Comic Spirits

Production:
Aies
Toei Animation

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Carl Macek

Art director: Ruby Halipoto

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

Producer: Carl Macek

Additional Sound Effects: Ernie Sheesley

ADR Dialogue: Gregory Snegoff

DVD Coordination: Janice Williams

DVD Graphics: Fumiko Chino

DVD Producer: Thomas Meerbott

Editing:
Gerald Brewer
Neil O'Sullivan

Final Remix: Ernie Sheesley

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik
Christopher Williams
Marta Bechtol

Project Translator: Andrew Dederer

Recording engineer: David Walsh

Subtitle Script & Timing: Jonathan Lotman

 

Edie Mirman as Emu Hino/Fu Ching Ran

Steve Bulen as Yo Hinomura/Ran Tai-Yan/Crying Freeman

Andy McAvin as Nicolaiv (ADV Dub)

Barbara Goodson as Bayasan (Streamline Dub)

Catherine Battistone as
Fu Long (Streamline Dub)
Kimie Hanada (Streamline Dub)

Dean Wein as Oshu Tohgoku

James Marshall as Onishi (ADV Dub)

Jeff Winkless as Koh Tokugen (Streamline Dub)

John Tyson as Hairi (ADV Dub)

Kerrigan Mahan as Ryuji Hanayama (Streamline Dub)

Kira Vincent-Davis as Kiya (ADV Dub)

Melanie MacQueen as Bag Nag/Dark Eyes (Streamline Dub)

Michael McConnohie as Inspector Nitta

Rick Burford as Daisei (ADV Dub)

Sean O'Neel as Yanagi (ADV Dub)

Shawn Taylor as Tanya (ADV Dub)

Vic Mignogna as Tateyou (ADV Dub)

Victor Carsrud as Adiou (ADV Dub)

Wendee Lee as Nina Heaven (Streamline Dub)

Catherine Battistone as Emu's Friend (Streamline Dub)

David Povall as
Abductor (Streamline Dub)
Goken Ishida (Streamline Dub)

Diane Michelle as
Kiche (Streamline Dub)
Wonshaku (Streamline Dub)

Ed Mannix as Ron Fu (Streamline Dub)

Eddie Frierson as Chen (Streamline Dub)

Eleni Kelakos as
Hijacker (Streamline Dub)
Miranda (Streamline Dub)
Narrator (Streamline Dub)

Gregory Snegoff as
Lucky Boyd (Streamline Dub)
Shikebaro (Streamline Dub)

John Swasey as Tsunaike (ADV Dub)

Kerrigan Mahan as Planet (Streamline Dub)

Kirk Thornton as Submarine Crewman (Streamline Dub)

Lara Cody as Child (Streamline Dub)

Michael Forest as
Don Carleone (Streamline Dub)
Shudo Shimazaki (Streamline Dub)

Michael McConnohie as
Bodyguard (Streamline Dub)
Planet (Streamline Dub)

Michael Reynolds as
Brainwasher (Streamline Dub)
Jigon (Streamline Dub)
Master Naitai (Streamline Dub)

Mike Kleinhenz as Yakuza Boss (ADV Dub)

Phil Ross as Chairman (ADV Dub)

Richard Cansino as
Dragon Member
Planet

Simon Prescott as
Jinshinye (Streamline Dub)
Victim (Streamline Dub)
Wong (Streamline Dub)

Tom Wyner as
Professor Mikage
Suishinye

Tony Clay as Larry Buck (Streamline Dub)

English companies 

Distributor:
Discotek (U.S.A.)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Licensed by:
ADV Films
Manga Entertainment (UK, Australia)
Orion (Expired)
Streamline Pictures (Expired)

Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios

Production: Streamline Pictures

Recording Facility: Screenmusic Studios

French staff 
French cast 
(none)
 

Déborah Perret as Emu Hino

Jean-Philippe Puymartin as Yoh Hnomura/Ron Tai-Yan/Crying Freeman

Christine Delaroche as Bayasan

Bruno Dubernat as Tsunaike

Luc Boulad as Rôles tiers

Michel Vigné as Oshu Togoku

Pascal Renwick as Koh

Pierre Hatet as Chu Shin Ye

Roger Crouzet as Shimazaki

Sophie Arthuys as Miranda

Thierry Mercier as Commentateur du catch, Larry Buck

Virginie Ledieu as Wonshaku

Christine Delaroche

French companies 

Licensed by: TF1 Vidéo (France)

 
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