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.
| Camera | Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Roger Avary | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christophe Gans | Screenplay |
| Editing | Christopher Roth | Editor |
| Production | Victor Hadida | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Christophe Gans | Director |
| Production | Takashige Ichise | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Thierry Cazals | Screenplay |
| Sound | Patrick O'Hearn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Brian Yuzna | Producer |
| Production | Samuel Hadida | Producer |
| Editing | David Wu | Editor |
| Directing | Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Stewart Fairley | Painter |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | John Zulinski | Key Grip |
| Directing | Holly Atchison | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Lockhart | Tattoo Designer |
| Lighting | Guy Paterson | Best Boy Electric |
| Sound | Kerry Uchida | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Scott Keates | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Bernard Lehoux | In Memory Of |
| Art | Rex Raglan | Art Direction |
| Art | Philip Lunt | Greensman |
| Crew | Bill Lammers | Carpenter |
| Crew | Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik | Additional Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni Burroughs-Rutter | Costume Design |
| Editing | Lorie Olson | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Murray | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gerard Diefenthal | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Greg Jackson | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosalina Da Silva | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Tom Fillingham | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Lovett | Set Costumer |
| Production | Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Art | Douglas Higgins | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kandace Loewen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | Einar Hansen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Randal Platt | Camera Operator |
| Art | Marianne Kaplan | Set Decoration |
| Art | Pamela Nichol | Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Weldon | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Helen MaComb | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Kate Pierpoint | Dialect Coach |
| Art | Alex McDowell | Production Design |
| Art | Grant Swain | Property Master |
| Camera | Doane Gregory | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Marc Chiasson | Sound Editor |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Art | Serge Élissalde | Concept Artist |
| Writing | Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
| Writing | Ryoichi Ikegami | Comic Book |
| Crew | Marny Eng | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Pearce | Stunts |
| Crew | Owen Walstrom | Stunts |
