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The Water Margin

★ 8.1 849 votes 1973–1974 2 seasons · 26 episodes Ended Nippon TV
Starring
Atsuo NakamuraSanae TsuchidaKei SatōMiriam MargolyesBurt KwoukPeter Marinker
Starring
Atsuo NakamuraSanae TsuchidaKei SatōMiriam MargolyesBurt KwoukPeter Marinker
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

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?""

All Seasons

Season 11973
7.5125139h 45m
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 21974
7.596139h 45m
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.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Atsuo Nakamura Lin Chung
Sanae Tsuchida Hu San-Niang
Kei Satō Kao Chiu
Miriam Margolyes Hu San-Niang
Burt Kwouk Narrator (UK Version)
Peter Marinker Kao Chiu
Wolfgang Spier Narrator (German version)
Takayuki Akutagawa Narrator
Michael McClain Lin Chung
Takehi Ōbayashi Sung Chiang

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