The Best Episodes Written By Higashi Shimizu

#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