7.9/1041 votes#1 - Portrait of a Killer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/25/1988
Emu Hino, a lonely and beautiful Japanese artist witnesses a Chinese man killing three men, then sees his eyes well up with tears. He tells her the story of how the 108 Dragons turned him into the assassin, Crying Freeman.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Higashi Shimizu
6.6/10302 votes#2 - Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1989
Yō and Emu marry in a Chinese wedding ceremony and are given the new names Long Tai Yang and Hu Qing Lan. Bai Ya Shan demands leadership of the 108 Dragons.
Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa
Writer: Tatsunosuke Ohno
6.5/10237 votes#3 - Shades of Death: Eternal Love (2)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/1990
Emu is kidnapped by 108 Dragon operatives, tortured and threatened with rape. Freeman's plane gets hijacked by Askari agents.
Director: Johei Matsuura
Writer: Higashi Shimizu
6.4/10220 votes#4 - A Taste of Revenge: Oshu Tohgoku
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1991
Dark Eyes is confronted by the massive and powerful Oshu Tohgoku who rapes her and dumps her in the sea. Tohgoku challenges Freeman to a public wrestling match.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Writer: Higashi Shimizu
6.3/10215 votes#5 - Abduction in Chinatown: Battlefield of Kishibojin
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/1992
In Los Angeles Chinatown, Mr Wong asks Freeman for help to retrieve his kidnapped daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter after already paying the ransom to the Kidnapper Organisation (K.O.).
Director: Takaaki Yamashita
Writer: Ryūnosuke Ono
6.7/10175 votes#6 - The Russian Connection: The Light in the Darkness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/1994
Russian mafia boss Nicholaiev and Japanese yakuza Tsunaike plan to cut out the 108 Dragons trade and Nicholaiev makes an offer to Tanya to help him. Meanwhile Freeman sees a woman pass in a car he remembers from his past.
Director: Takaaki Yamashita
Writer: Ryūnosuke Ono
The Best Episodes of Crying Freeman Season 1
Every episode of Crying Freeman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Crying Freeman Season 1!
Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons,...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Portrait of a Killer" is the best rated episode of "Crying Freeman" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Daisuke Nishio and written by Higashi Shimizu, it aired on 11/25/1988. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shades of Death: Fusei Kakurei (1)".