充滿朝氣的陶藝家「火野村窯」在自己的個人展覽會場上意外獲得了某卷膠捲。膠捲里記錄了中國黑社會「百八龍」的殘忍殺人場面。百八龍打算要回膠捲卻遭到窯的拒絕，之後百八龍將窯綁架，並使用強力的催眠術把窯培育成一名殺手。被賦予了殺手代號「自由人（Freeman）」的窯接受了殺手訓練，並刺上了象徵自由的龍的刺青。因為每當窯殺完人的時候，會為自己的宿命而流淚，於是也被稱為「哭泣自由人（Crying Freeman）」。
Key Animation (ep 3)
Assistant Director (ep 6)
In-Between Animation (ep 3)
Director of Photography (ep 4)
Editing
Key Animation (eps 5-6)
Director (vol 1)
Animation Director (ep 5), Key Animation (eps 1-2, 5), Assistant Animation Director (ep 1)
Executive Producer (English version)
Recording Engineer (ADR)
Key Animation
Director of Photography (ep 1)
Character Design
Director (eps 4-6), Storyboard (eps 4-6)
Director (vol 2)
Assistant Director (ep 3)
Animation Director
Original Creator
ADR Director, Producer
Key Animation (eps 5-6)
Original Character Design
In-Between Animation (ep 2)
Key Animation (ep 6)
Key Animation (ep 5)
Key Animation (eps 1-2, 4)
Assistant Animation Director (ep 4)
Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director
Theme Song Performance (ED5)
Key Animation (ep 6)
Producer
Art Director (eps 1-5)
Key Animation (eps 4-5), Assistant Animation Director (ep 4)
Key Animation (ep 6)
Key Animation (ep 1)
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