Crying Freeman (film)

Crying Freeman is a 1995 action film, directed by Christophe Gans, based on the Portrait of a Killer arc of the bestselling manga of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami. The film was shot in British Columbia in October 1994.

One morning, while painting the landscape on a hill in San Francisco, California, a young woman named Emu OHara witnesses the murder of a Japanese Yakuza member. She notices that while the assassin stands emotionless in front of her, his eyes begin to shed tears. The assassin introduces himself to Emu as Yo.Days later, after Emu returns to her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Hakushin Society led by Shido Shimazaki make their appearance at the local police precinct, announcing a war between his clan and the Sons of the Dragons a Chinese Triad that ordered the assassination of Shimazakis son in San Francisco. Interpol detective Netah explains that the Sons of the Dragons are descendants of 108 Buddhist monks who rebelled against the Manchu reign in China centuries ago, and that the Freeman is their bringer of death. Shimazaki then tells everyone that Emu is the Freemans next target, as she was the only witness to his sons assassination, and the assassins code is that a person who is given Freemans name becomes his next kill. However, shortly after their meeting is adjourned, Shimazaki and his bodyguards are ambushed outside the precinct by a masked Freeman and his assistant Koh. After dispatching the bodyguards and disabling the nearby police officers, Freeman successfully kills Shimazaki before running off. During his escape, he passes by Emu, who recognizes his eyes through his mask. As Freeman and Koh flee the scene, Emu utters Yos name to the surprise of Detective Forge, who is assigned to protect her. ........

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