The Water Margin

Oct 02, 1973 (ja) Drama, Action & Adventure [50] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 02, 1973
  • Production
    CCTV, Xian Longrui Film and TV Culture Media Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation
  • Rotten tomato
    76%
  • Original title
    水滸伝
  • Release
    Oct 02, 1973
  • ja
    -

Overview

The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous for its, sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns,for who is to say it will not become a dragon?""

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Atsuo Nakamura

    Lin Chung

  2. Sanae Tsuchida

    Hu San-Niang

  3. Kei Satō

    Kao Chiu

  4. Takeshi Ōbayashi

    Sung Chiang

  5. Toshio Kurosawa

    Tai Sung

  6. Makoto Satō

    Yang Zhi

  7. Teruhiko Aoi

    Shi jin

  8. Isamu Nagato

    Lu Ta

  9. Daijirô Harada

    Hua Rong

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 9 / Crews : 1

Season 1 ( 1973-10-02)

All 13 episodes from the first series of the 1970s TV show about a gang of outlaw heroes dedicated to fighting tyranny in feudal China.

Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man

Episode: 1

None Ever Escape Alive

Episode: 2

Both at Last Will Reach the Sea

Episode: 3

Ever Busy are the Gods of Love

Episode: 4

A Treasure of Gold and Jade

Episode: 5

Bandits Who Steal Are Executed

Episode: 6

How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live

Episode: 7

A Man's Only Happiness

Episode: 8

A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother

Episode: 9

Escape Is Not Freedom

Episode: 10

The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest

Episode: 11

Kao Chiu Loses His Heart

Episode: 12

When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 1974-01-01)

All 13 episodes from the second series of the 1970s TV show about a gang of outlaw heroes dedicated to fighting tyranny in feudal China.

A Death for Love, More Deaths from Greed

Episode: 1

The Bravest Tiger Is First Killed

Episode: 2

Heaven Aims the Master's Arrow

Episode: 3

The Traps of Love and Hate

Episode: 4

A Foolish Sage Who Got Involved

Episode: 5

Mourn the Slaughter of So Many

Episode: 6

The War to End All Wars

Episode: 7

Death of a Great Man

Episode: 8

Lin Chung Is Beaten

Episode: 9

A Concubine's Dowry

Episode: 10

Liang Shan Po and the Millionaire

Episode: 11

Knight of the Long Sword

Episode: 12

The Dynasty of Kao

Episode: 13
Oct 02, 1973 (ja)
Drama, Action & Adventure
[50] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 02, 1973
  • Production
    CCTV, Xian Longrui Film and TV Culture Media Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation
  • Rotten tomato 76%
Original Title 水滸伝
ja

Overview

The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous for its, sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns,for who is to say it will not become a dragon?""

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer