Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer

Emu Hino meets Yo Hinomura if a virgin’s last wish turns a mob assassin into her protector, his art life forcing a deadly exodus through Tokyo’s underworld. Between pottery and pistol, a fragile bond forms under constant threat. One quiet girl turns a killer’s routine into redemption.

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Daisuke Nishio directed Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer in 1988. See Daisuke Nishio's full filmography, where to start with Daisuke Nishio, or where to go after you've seen everything by Daisuke Nishio.

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer was released in 1988 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 60 minutes.