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| CRYING FREEMAN (1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A lethal Samurai assassin for a secret Chinese organization, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kills 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 realize the fatal mistake of under estimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mark Dacascos (Yo Hinomura / Freeman), Julie Condra (Emu O'Hara), Re Dawn Chong (Detective Forge), Byron Mann (Koh), Masaya Kato (Ryuji Hanada), Yoko Shimada (Lady Hanada), Mako (Shido Shimazaki), Tcheky Karyo (Detective Netah), Kevan Ohtsji (Takeshi Shimazaki), Debbie Podowski (Customs Agent), Murray Lowry (Head Customs Agent), Mikal Tang (Koh's Driver), Jerry Wasserman (Chief Randall), Tony Lung, Kiyoto Matsumoto (Shimazaki's Bodyguards), Paul McGillion, Russell Ferrier, Ravinder Toor (Detectives), Janie Woods-Morris (Mery), Giorgio Miyashita (Ryuji's Bodyguard), Michael Hirano, Minh Ly (Bedroom Yakuza's), Ed Hong-Louie (Sova Plant Supervisor), Ivy Ng (Witch), Paul Wong (Photographer), Floyd Faircrest, Victor Favrin (Gallery Assassins), Morgan Lam (Boy in Lobby), Alex Diakun (Antonio Rossi), Aundrea MacDonald (Kari). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ONCE IN A LIFETIME COMES THE PERFECT KILLER. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DIRECTOR: Christophe Gans (The Adventurer). WRITERS: Christophe Gans, Thierry Cazals and Roger Avary (uncredited), and based on the comics y Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami. PRODUCERS: Samuel Hadida and Brian Yuzna. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Michele White. CO-PRODUCERS: Robert Frederick and Aki Komine. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Victor Hadida and Taka Ichise. PLANNER: Mitsuru Kurosawa. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Patrick O'Hearn. DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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| "Just like in Brotherhood of the Wolf, action and atmosphere manage to overcome flaws of the script (including rather unnecessary and distracting narration), making Crying Freeman into viewing experience that would satisfy even those viewers who care little about manga or exotic Japanese films." -- Dragan Antulov, rec.arts.movies.reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RELEASE DATE: September 14th, 1995 (CANADA) - Debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
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