Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, Rae Dawn Chong

A lethal Samurai assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She i...( read more  read more... )s captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman.

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4,898 ratings

Unrated, 102 min.

Directed by: Christophe Gans

Release Date: January 1, 1995

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  • August 22, 2007
    Anime fans will be disappointed with this film, in comparison it doesn't even touch the anime version. The only impressive thing in this film was the main character's physique. It's just about a watchable film.

    REVIEW: Watch it if it comes on tv, but do not rent or buy
  • September 19, 2006
    Diluted version of the anime series, this is still worth checking out. Gans certainly knows how to make a good looking movie. Get the uncut version, though.
  • October 7, 2007
    This is not a bad film even if it has the king of straight to video in it - i dont mean Seagal or Snipes! A good adaptation of the Manga
  • November 13, 2009
    mark Dacascos kicks ass!
  • July 25, 2009
    Marc Dacascos is so COOL in this movie!
  • June 4, 2009
    Terrific and action packed.
  • February 16, 2009
    Tripe! This film has all the subtely and feeling of a cheap porno! As a newby to the series I immediately saw the potential of the story, and the possible opportunities with some of the great set pieces and settings. However this is all largely wasted by a technically incompetan...( read more)t film which leaves you feeling cold and on the outside of the action. Note to film maker: Samurai swords good. Guns Bad.
  • September 13, 2008
    Oh my god how fit is Mark Dacascos!!! Loved every minute of this film. Lots of naked Mark scenes and that tattoo was so sexy!
  • September 9, 2008
    wow i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that the director of this Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
    movie had done a good job of directing this...( read more) movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...the fight scenes are pretty kewl as well...i think that Mark Dacascos was good as the lead role of this movie...this is a good Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie n its pretty good as well
  • August 14, 2008
    I don't know why I've wanted to see Crying Freeman for a while thinking it would be poetic, but within the first 5 minutes of watching this movie I realised it looked exactly like a wannabe sensual porn film. The poor dialogues, the bad filming, the uninteresting characters, and ...( read more)especially that beautiful and sexy young lady who lives alone in a peaceful mansion and who happens to be the narrator of the film telling us about her feelings and emotions. And by the way there are some erotic sex scenes too!

    I admit I watched the movie to the end but I almost stopped it thinking it was useless to watch a porn film with no porn in it.

    Unrecommended.

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