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Crying Freeman

1995 · 102 min · Director: Christophe Gans ★ IMDb 6.4 · 14,608 ratings

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A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman.

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Crying Freeman (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Love 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Love, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Love and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity62 %55 %38 %50 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension64 %58 %40 %46 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension65 %63 %39 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension63 %63 %36 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension60 %59 %35 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension64 %61 %40 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension71 %69 %49 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension75 %71 %50 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension73 %69 %48 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension68 %61 %45 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity66 %56 %43 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension70 %61 %45 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Sadness71 %64 %44 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension68 %64 %39 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension66 %65 %40 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension73 %70 %49 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension78 %77 %57 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension70 %70 %40 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Mark Dacascos

Yo Hinomura / Freeman

KO
Kevan Ohtsji

Rae Dawn Chong

Detective Forge

Masaya Katô

Ryuji Hanada

YS
Yoko Shimada

Lady Hanada

Mako

Shudo Shimazaki

Tchéky Karyo

Detective Netah

KO
Kevan Ohtsji

Takeshi Shimazaki

DP
Debbie Podowski

Customs Agent

ML
Murray Lowry

Head Customs Agent

MT
Mikal Tang

Koh's Driver

Jerry Wasserman

Chief Randall

TL
Tong Lung

Shimazaki's Bodyguard

KM
Kiyoto Matsumoto

Shimazaki's Bodyguard

Paul McGillion

Detective

RF
Russell Ferrier

Detective

RT
Ravinder Toor

Detective

JW
Janie Woods-Morris

Mery

GM
Giorgio Miyashita

Ryuji's Bodyguard

Details

Directed by
Christophe Gans
Written by
Roger Avary, Christophe Gans, Kazuo Koike, Ryoichi Ikegami, Thierry Cazals
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Canada, United States, Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 14,608 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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