The Water Margin

Synopsis

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?""

Cast

Atsuo Nakamura

Lin Chung

Sanae Tsuchida

Hu San-Niang

Kei Satō

Kao Chiu

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Sung Chiang

Toshio Kurosawa

Tai Sung

Makoto Satō

Yang Zhi

Teruhiko Aoi

Shi jin

Isamu Nagato

Lu Ta

Daijirō Harada

Hua Rong

Seasons

Season 1

13 eps · 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.

Season 2

13 eps · 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.

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