CRYING FREEMAN: FINAL CHAPTER -- THE GUIDING LIGHT OF MEMORY (1993) is the sixth and last volume in the OAV series of Japanese anime adaptations of the "Crying Freeman" manga. A hard-hitting tale of violent criminals engaged in a brutal turf war, it is easily the best-written and most stylishly directed since the first in the series (PORTRAIT OF A KILLER). This one tells the story of a young Japanese Yakuza who takes over the Russian supply of drugs and weapons to Japan and cuts out the involvement of the Hong Kong-based 108 Dragons. Freeman, the hitman of the title and the 108 Dragons' star player, goes to Japan to investigate and gets framed for a succession of assassinations of top Yakuza bosses. The chief enemy here, Tsunaike, is aided by an icily sexy Arctic hit lady, Tanya (described as "Eskimo" in the subtitles, although she looks more Siberian), who is frequently seen in the nude in regular trysts with Tsunaike.
Credits
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Yasuhiko Kawazu
He was 27, now 58 years old
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as Yakuza A (voice) |
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Daisuke Gouri
He was 40, 57 years old when he died
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as Boss Liu (voice) |
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Yukitoshi Hori
He was 40, now 72 years old
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as Onishi (voice) |
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Bin Shimada
He was 38, now 70 years old
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as Tsunaike (voice) |
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Toku Nishio
He was 53, 65 years old when he died
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as Kiha Prajapati (voice) |
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Shōzō Iizuka
He was 59, now 91 years old
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as Watajima (voice) |
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Toshio Furukawa
He was 46, now 78 years old
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as Yo Hinomura (voice) |
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Kaneto Shiozawa
He was 38, 46 years old when he died
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as Choko Tateoka (voice) |
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Kiyoyuki Yanada
He was 27, now 59 years old
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as Nikolayev (voice) |
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Ikuya Sawaki
He was 41, now 73 years old
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as Dairi (voice) |
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Kazunari Tanaka
He was 25, 49 years old when he died
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as Yakuza B (voice) |
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Hisao Shirai as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 78) years old
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Camera |
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Shigeyasu Yamauchi as Director. He was 38 (now 70) years old
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Directing |
