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Crying Freeman [DVD] [1997]

DVD ~ Mark Dacascos
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  • Actors: Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, Rae Dawn Chong, Byron Mann, Masaya Kato
  • Directors: Christophe Gans
  • Writers: Christophe Gans, Kazuo Koike, Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik, Roger Avary, Ryoichi Ikegami
  • Producers: Aki Komine
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English, Japanese
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NGUE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,884 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
CRYING FREEMAN is a fast-paced martial arts film based on the Japanese comic book of the same name. Yo Hinomura (Mark Dacascos), a deadly assassin with a conscience, sparks a vicious gang war--and a romance--by killing a Yakuza leader. Intense action follows. This is the first collaboration between Dacascos and French director Christophe Gans; the second is THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best comic-big screen movie ever made!!, 7 Sep 2001
By O. G. Jolliffe (MARLOW, BUCKS England) - See all my reviews
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Quite simply this relatively unheard of movie has become one of my favourites, for years i have awaited the DVD release and finally it has arrived. The film itself is based on japanese comics and the Manga cartoon and although i have not seen any of them from every available source it seems the film is a pretty accurate representation of the Mangas, anyway the plot is about a man who was kidnapped by a an ancient Chinese warrior cult called the Sons of the Dragons, who have turned him into a perfect killer. The killer of their group is called the Freeman, and Jo (Dacascos) carries a curse which cause's him to cry when-ever he has to kill. Jo who was formely a potter is a compassionate, and heroic character and his capturers/bosses begin to lose control of his mind when he falls in love with a beautiful woman Emu o'Hara who he is supposed to kill after she witnesses him kill some people, so on comes gun battles, romance, Kung Fu and sword fights aplenty in this wonderfully shot action movie directed by Christophe Gans, a director with a visual flair as good as any and a sense of style and artistry greater than even John Woo's, he is at the helm here and directs with surperb skill there are some superb shots, brilliantly staged and captured action sequences and some of the romantic scenes are outstandingly shot. The films other strengths were the brilliant score from Patrick O Hearn and the performances of Dacascos and Condra in particular they had a real chemistry on screen and its hardly a surprise that they became Man and Wife after this movie. Overall about the movie i must say that its pure class, it features one of the best Sword fights ever capture on film and a very good cast, the only downer would be that the end action sequence was not long enough and the film at times very nearly bordered on the chessy but this was based on a comic. A word on Mark Dacascos the should be king of action, well he is amazing in this he plays the role with such intensity and despite not having many lines his face brings out a wealth of feelings at times, he is superb and is helped along by the direction of Gans and when it comes to the action Dacascos really shines, he leaps off buildings, he flips off buildings, off the top of doors, at times he jumps high into the air and this is all performed himself, he is extremly graceful and aside from Drive his talents have been pretty much wasted by talentless directors with the possible exception of his films with Tibor Takacs, and he shows a natural charisma many action stars lack. The film gets a definate 5 stars but the DVD only gets a 3 the lack of features is dissapointing after such a long wait especially when the French have released a special edition two disc DVD set with booklet aswell, yes the english have sadly been... out of a DVD worthy of the films class.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good remake, 3 Feb 2002
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The original Crying Freeman was a series of 6 1-hour anime episodes, following the story of a young man forced into becoming a killer. His compassion is such that he weeps after each killing, hence the series name.

His masters' control of him begins to weaken after he falls in love with a young woman he is meant to kill. The film is a good remake of the first episode or two of the original story. Mark Dacascos plays the title character very well, and has a real screen chemistry with Julie Condra.

If you like traditional Japanese ganster storylines, you will love this because it gives you a whole lot more.

It's well worth the investment!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars we met across a crowded video rental shop..................., 25 Oct 2001
whilst aimlessly wandering around a video rental shop a friend of mine spotted the object of this review at the very bottom of the pile of budjet dvd's and i wandered over at first aprehensive as the film obviously had no propaganda because neither i,my friend or the woman at the counter had a clue as to what it was.The only reason i bought the film was three specific words on the back of the box and i quote 'huge japanese swords'.So with apprehension i whacked it in my player however when i whacked it back out again ninety odd minutes later i sat dumbfounded and needed to be beaten out of the comatose state this absolutly incredible action movie had put me in.Do yourself a favor - buy this film NOW.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just for the entertainment factor
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of mark dacascos best films
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1.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to cry after I saw it
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