CRYING FREEMAN (1995)

Film details

Featuring

Deborah Unger Mark Dacascos Julie Condra
Director

Christophe Gans
Countries

Canada France Japan USA
Year

1995
Genres

Crime Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Emu O'Hara, an artist, is a witness to the murder of "yakuza" gansters by an assassin called Freeman. Freeman spares her life and later saves her again when she is attacked by a "yakuza" lieutenant. When Freeman's disobedience to the underground Chinese organisation Sons of the Dragons is learned, Koh, a second assassin is told to eliminate him.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - [Narrator]
    
    Deborah Unger
  - Yo Hinomura/Freeman
    
    Mark Dacascos
  - Emu O'Hara
    
    Julie Condra
  - Detective Forge
    
    Rae Dawn Chong
  - Koh
    
    Byron Mann
  - Ryuji Hanada
    
    Masaya Kato
  - Lady Hanada
    
    Yoko Shimada
  - Shudo Shimazaki
    
    Mako
  - Detective Netah
    
    Tchéky Karyo
  - Takeshi Shimazaki
    
    Kevan Ohtsji
  - customs agent
    
    Debbie Podowski
  - head customs agent
    
    Murray Lowry
  - Koh's driver
    
    Mikal Tang
  - Chief Randall
    
    Jerry Wasserman
  - Shimazaki's bodyguard
    
    Tong Lung
  - Shimazaki's bodyguard
    
    Kiyoto Matsumoto
  - detective
    
    Paul McGillion
  - detective
    
    Russell Ferrier
  - detective
    
    Ravinder Toor
  - Mery
    
    Janie Woods-Morris
  - Ryuji's bodyguard
    
    Giorgio Miyashita
  - bedroom yakuza
    
    Michael Hirano
  - bedroom yakuza
    
    Minh Ly
  - soya plant supervisor
    
    Ed Hong-louie
  - witch
    
    Ivy Ng
  - photographer
    
    Paul Wong
  - gallery assassin
    
    Floyd Faircrest
  - gallery assassin
    
    Victor Favrin
  - boy in lobby
    
    Morgan Lam
  - restaurant bodyguard
    
    Bryan Rogne
  - Antonio Rossi
    
    Alex Diakun
  - Kari
    
    Aundrea Macdonald
  - yakuza boss
    
    Akio Higashio
  - yakuza boss
    
    Yukio Kasukawa
  - priest
    
    Zuien Konomura
  - Mister Dogaki
    
    Mark Oki
  - bordello girl
    
    Annie Lee
  - Lady Hanada's maid
    
    Yula Kobayashi
  - temple yakuza
    
    Hiro Kanagawa
  - temple yakuza
    
    Endo Hidemine
  - smoking yakuza
    
    Kenji Shimizu
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Christophe Gans
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    William Gereghty
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Benjamin Rosenberg
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Jim Brebner
  - Assistant Director (3rd)
    
    Catherine Kretz
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)
    
    Pierre Henry
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st)
    
    David R. Markowitz
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd)
    
    Sarah Rogers
  - Assistant Director (2nd Unit 3rd)
    
    Claire Welch
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Holly Atchison
  - Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
    
    Beth Mercer
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Crying Freeman Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Davis Films
  - Production Company
    
    Ozla Pictures
  - Production Company
    
    Yuzna Films
  - Production Company
    
    Toei Video Company
  - Production Company
    
    Fuji Television
  - Production Company
    
    TFC - Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ichise, Taka
  - Executive Producer
    
    Victor Hadida
  - Producer
    
    Samuel Hadida
  - Producer
    
    Brian Yuzna
  - Co-producer
    
    Robert Frederick
  - Co-producer
    
    Aki Komine
  - Associate Producer
    
    Michele White
  - Production Manager
    
    David Rowell
  - Japanese Supervisor
    
    Moto Kato
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Helen Macomb
  - Production Co-ordinator (LA)
    
    Brian A. Roberts
  - Production Co-ordinator (Paris)
    
    Dominique Hascoet-Brunet
  - Davis Films Co-ordinator
    
    Nathalie Nataf
  - Location Manager
    
    Jackson, Greg
  - Location Manager (Insert Unit LA)
    
    Jeff Rubenstein
  - Post-production Supervisor
    
    Christopher Roth
  Casting:
  - Casting Director
    
    Poping Auyeung
  - Casting Director
    
    Rick Montgomery
  - Casting (Associate)
    
    Carmen Ruiz-Laza
  - Casting (Associate LA)
    
    J.P. Shields
  - Casting (In Japan)
    
    Kenji Saito
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Christophe Gans
  - Screenplay
    
    Thierry Cazals
  - Story Editor/Additional Dialogue
    
    Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
  - Based on the comic books by
    
    Kazuo Koike
  - Based on the comic books by
    
    Ryoichi Ikegami
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Thomas Burstyn
  - Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
    
    William Gereghty
  - Director of Photography (Insert Unit)
    
    Tony Westman
  - Director of Photography (Insert Unit LA)
    
    Russ Brandt
  - Camera Operator
    
    Randall Platt
  - Camera Operator (B)
    
    Tom Fillingham
  - Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
    
    Seale, Neal
  Editing:
  - Supervising Editor
    
    Wu, David
  - Editor
    
    Christopher Roth
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Douglas Higgins
  - Production Designer
    
    Alex McDowell
  - Visual Concept/Storyboards
    
    Thierry Ségur
  - Art Director
    
    Rex Raglan
  - Set Decorator
    
    Marianne Kaplan
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Toni Burroughs-Rutter
  - Costume Supervisor
    
    Debi Weldon
  - Costume Supervisor (2nd Unit)
    
    Julie O'Rourke
  Make-up:
  - Make-up (Design)
    
    Rosalina Da Silva
  - Make-up (Artist)
    
    Patricia Murray-Morgan
  - Make-up (Insert Unit LA Artist)
    
    Lisa Buono
  - Prosthetic Make-up Effects
    
    Christopher Nelson
  - Tattoo Designer
    
    Thomas Lockhart
  - Key Hairstylist
    
    Kandace Loewen
  - Hairstylist (Insert Unit LA)
    
    Michelle Lewong
  Titles:
  - Title Sequence
    
    Sparx
  - Title Sequence (Director)
    
    Bruno Maillard
  - Title Sequence (Concept)
    
    Bruno Maillard
  - Title Sequence (Concept)
    
    Serge Elissalde
  - Title Sequence (Modelling)
    
    Bruno Lesieur
  - Title Sequence (Animation)
    
    Thierry Malherbe
  - Title Sequence (Animation)
    
    Thomas Nautin
  - Title Sequence (Digital Compositing)
    
    Bruno Maillard
  - Title Sequence (Special Effs Supervisor)
    
    Jean-Christophe Bernard
  - Title Sequence (Special Effs Supervisor)
    
    Guillaume Hellouin
  - Title Seq Live Act Ph LA (Produ Manager)
    
    Ed Licht
  - Title Seq Live Act Ph LA (1st Asst Dire)
    
    Murray Cohen
  - Title Seq Live Act Ph LA (Dir of Photog)
    
    Rick Fichter
  - Title Seq Live Act Ph LA (Camera Operat)
    
    Russ Brandt
  - Title Seq Live Act Ph LA (Make-up)
    
    Judy Yonemoto
  - Titles/Opticals
    
    Cinema Research Corporation
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Patrick O'Hearn
  Sound:
  - Music Scoring Mixer
    
    Stephen Krause
  - Sound Design
    
    Irving Mulch
  - Sound Supervisor
    
    Jacqueline Cristianini
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Rob Young
  - Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
    
    Daryl Powell
  - Recordist
    
    Kelly Cole
  - Recordist
    
    Bill Mellow
  - Recordist
    
    Don Painchaud
  - Recordist
    
    Sina Oroomchi
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Sharpe, Paul
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Dean Giammarco
  - Sound Editor
    
    Marc Chiasson
  - Sound Editor
    
    Kerry Uchida
  - Sound Editor
    
    Isaac Strozberg
  - ADR (Recordist)
    
    Kelly Cole
  - ADR (Engineer)
    
    Randy Kiss
  - ADR (Group)
    
    Jon Pantages and The Background
  - ADR (Mixer)
    
    Brian Espinoza
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Scott Ateah
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Marc Akerstream
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Curt Bonn
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Ching, Michael
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Jeff Chivers
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Dean Choe
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Ed Chow
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Marny Eng
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Alette Falle
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Bill Ferguson
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Robert Joya
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Shishir Inocalla
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Russell Jung
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Steve Jung
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Victor Kimura
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Yuka Kobayashi
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Kenji Koyama
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Byron Lawson
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Alvin Lee
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Randy Lee
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Robert Lee
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Che Leong
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Derek Lowe
  - Stunt Performer
    
    David Lyle
  - Stunt Performer
    
    John Mah
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Kiyoto Matsumoto
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Philip Nishikahama
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Gerald Paetz
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Paul Pat
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Rick Pearce
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Quon, Daryl
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Yiro Satosono
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Ryota Sakata
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Schill, Patricia
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Kymberly Sheppard
  - Stunt Performer
    
    David Soo
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Ferdinand Soriano
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Chris Suda
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Warren Takeuchi
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Gerry Therrien
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Owen Walstrom
  - Stunt Performer
    
    John Wardlow
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Robin Webb
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Pat Wong
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Paul Wu
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Richard Yee
  - Stunt Performer
    
    Mitch Yuen
  - Stand-in
    
    Harvey Wong
  - Stand-in
    
    Susan Stanfield
  - Stand-in
    
    Patrick Pon
  - Stand-in
    
    Ronin
  - Stand-in
    
    Kelly Dahliwal
  Consultant:
  - Boat Wrangler
    
    Dan Crosby
  - Animal Handler (2nd Unit)
    
    Coe, Debbie