| HKFlix Says: |
This film has gained cult status and immense popularity, and excellent reviews from everywhere, but we feel it is absolutely awful. It seems like a very bad direct-to-video effort. |
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3 / 5 (based on 18 ratings). What did you think of it?
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| Plot: | Mark Dacascos takes on the role of an ordinary man who is kidnapped and trained against his will to be the world's best assassin: Crying Freeman. Based on a popular manga series.
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| Overview: | An ordinary man is kidnapped and trained against his will to be the world's best assassin, Freeman. After each killing, he sheds a tear for his victim, and becomes known as Crying Freeman. When his latest assassination of a yakuza member is witnessed by Emu, the mysterious killer captures her heart. When she becomes a key witness to the murder for the police, as well as the yakuza member's father, Shimasaki, her movements are closely followed. At city hall, a masked killer assassinates Shimasaki in broad daylight. Emu recognizes him as Freeman, and knows that he will return for her life. But will Emu's love for a man she doesn't even know be enough to stop him?
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| Cast: |
Mark Dacascos || Julie Condra || Rae Dawn Chong || Byron Mann || Masaya Kato || Yoko Shimada || Mako || Tcheky Karyo || Kevan Ohsji || Debbie Podowski || Murray Lowry || Mikal Tang || Jerry Wasserman || Tong Lung || Kiyoto Matsumoto
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| Running Time: | 101 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | English (PCM 2.0 - Stereo)
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
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| Distributor: |
PanMedia [A USA-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | | UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board." |
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| Features: |
Letterboxed 2.35:1Stereo
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