The Water Margin (1973)

10/02/1973 (JP) • 50m

Drama, Action & Adventure

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?""

Top Billed Cast

Atsuo Nakamura

Lin Chung

26 Episodes

Sanae Tsuchida

Hu San-Niang

26 Episodes

Kei Satō

Kao Chiu

26 Episodes

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Sung Chiang

26 Episodes

Toshio Kurosawa

Tai Sung

26 Episodes

Makoto Satō

Yang Zhi

26 Episodes

Teruhiko Aoi

Shi jin

26 Episodes

Isamu Nagato

Lu Ta

26 Episodes

Daijirō Harada

Hua Rong

26 Episodes


Last Season

Season 2

1974 | 13 Episodes

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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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

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