Crying Freeman: Abduction in Chinatown

Freeman, a master assassin brainwashed by a secret Chinese crime syndicate, is drawn into a deadly confrontation when his lover is kidnapped from San Francisco’s Chinatown. This standalone 1996 one-shot from Viz Media, written and illustrated by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami, distills the core tension of the Crying Freeman saga—brutal violence colliding with a deep, tragic romance—into a single, self-contained thriller. It’s a potent entry point for newcomers and a sharp, focused chapter for longtime fans of the legendary creative duo’s celebrated crime epic.