Brainwashed by the 108 Dragons, a powerful Chinese crime syndicate, Yo Hinomura is transformed into a killing machine known as Crying Freeman.
EPISODE 1
Portrait of a Killer
Yo Hinomura protects Emu Hino from the local gangs, and she is the witness of a murder that he committed.
EPISODE 2
Shades of Death, Part 1
With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu get married and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran.
EPISODE 3
Shades of Death, Part 2
Ron Tayan now leads the 108 Dragons. As the 108 Dragons are attacked by African Tusk, Ron goes to Africa and deals with them.
EPISODE 4
A Taste of Revenge
Naitai, the evil head of the Great Bear God religion, hatches a plot to destroy the 108 Dragons.
EPISODE 5
Abduction in Chinatown
In L.A.'s Chinatown, the crime cartel known as K.O. hatches a plot to bring down Ron Tayan and the 108 Dragons.
EPISODE 6
The Guiding Light of Memory
A young Yakuza takes over a drug company and cuts out the 108 Dragons. Freeman investigates and is framed for an assassin of top Yakuza bosses.