The legendary Chinese secret society 'Sons of the Dragon' is engaged in a brutal gang war with the Japanese Yakuza on the American West Coast. Master potter Yo - the Freeman - is a perfectly trained fighting machine. During a contract killing, he is accidentally observed by the beautiful painter Emu. Against his orders, he refuses to get the eyewitness out of the way, and thus openly opposes the "Sons of the Dragon", who immediately order the execution of the traitor... »Crying Freeman« is an action epic that - based on the manga of the same name - ingeniously combines Asian martial arts with handmade special effects, elegantly choreographed shoot-outs and a breathtaking soundtrack. Christophe Gans delivered his fast-paced and perfectly stylized feature film debut with this modern classic.