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.
Unfortunately the movie Crying Freeman is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Takashige Ichise | Executive Producer |
| Editing | David Wu | Editor |
| Directing | Christophe Gans | Director |
| Writing | Thierry Cazals | Screenplay |
| Editing | Christopher Roth | Editor |
| Writing | Christophe Gans | Screenplay |
| Camera | Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| Production | Samuel Hadida | Producer |
| Writing | Roger Avary | Screenplay |
| Sound | Patrick O'Hearn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Victor Hadida | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Yuzna | Producer |
| Crew | Owen Walstrom | Stunts |
| Writing | Ryoichi Ikegami | Comic Book |
| Writing | Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Crew | Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik | Additional Dialogue |
| Art | Douglas Higgins | Production Design |
| Production | Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kandace Loewen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Gerard Diefenthal | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Bernard Lehoux | In Memory Of |
| Art | Pamela Nichol | Painter |
| Production | Helen MaComb | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Marc Chiasson | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Lovett | Set Costumer |
| Production | Greg Jackson | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Murray | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Kerry Uchida | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Randal Platt | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tom Fillingham | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Doane Gregory | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Weldon | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni Burroughs-Rutter | Costume Design |
| Art | Philip Lunt | Greensman |
| Crew | Bill Lammers | Carpenter |
| Lighting | Einar Hansen | Gaffer |
| Crew | Kate Pierpoint | Dialect Coach |
| Art | Alex McDowell | Production Design |
| Art | Grant Swain | Property Master |
| Camera | John Zulinski | Key Grip |
| Art | Rex Raglan | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Guy Paterson | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Scott Keates | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Marianne Kaplan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosalina Da Silva | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Lorie Olson | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Holly Atchison | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Lockhart | Tattoo Designer |
| Art | Stewart Fairley | Painter |
| Crew | Marny Eng | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Pearce | Stunts |
| Art | Serge Élissalde | Concept Artist |
