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The Water Margin
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?""
Seasons
- Season 1 — 13 episodes (October 2, 1973)
- Season 2 — 13 episodes (January 1, 1974)
Cast
- Atsuo Nakamura as Lin Chung
- Sanae Tsuchida as Hu San-Niang
- Kei Satō as Kao Chiu
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as Sung Chiang
- Toshio Kurosawa as Tai Sung
- Makoto Satō as Yang Zhi
- Teruhiko Aoi as Shi jin
- Isamu Nagato as Lu Ta
- Daijirō Harada as Hua Rong
Details
- First aired
- October 2, 1973
- Episodes
- 26
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- Network
- Nippon TV
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.9 / 10 from 15 votes
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