The Water Margin(1973)
DramaAction & Adventure
First Air Date: 1973-10-02
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 13
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
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?""
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Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man
Air Date: 1973-10-02
The Emperor dispatches his favourite, wicked Kao Chiu, to the sacred mountain to exorcise the evil behind the terribl...
E02
None Ever Escape Alive
Air Date: 1973-10-09
Lin Chung accepts his punishment, continuing his journey to Tsang Chou jail. On the way he encounters a band of rebel...
E03
Both at Last Will Reach the Sea
Air Date: 1973-10-16
Yang Chih - known as 'Blue Face' - is one of the few honourable men in government. Kao Chiu has banished him to a dis...
E04
Ever Busy are the Gods of Love
Air Date: 1973-10-23
With Lin Chung now at Liang Shan Po, the union of the rebel knights has begun. Hearing the news, 'Tiger Hunter' Wu Su...
E05
A Treasure of Gold and Jade
Air Date: 1973-10-30
Evil Kao Chiu, not content with being Viceroy and head of the army, plots with his brother-in-law to become Prime Min...
E06
Bandits Who Steal Are Executed
Air Date: 1973-11-06
Kao Chiu, desperate to retrieve the stolen treasure, dispatches his forces to all corners of the empire. He discovers...
E07
How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live
Air Date: 1973-11-13
Kao Chiu is sent the head of Wang Lun. Furious, and suspicious of the good judge Sung Chiang, Kao Chiu orders him to ...
E08
A Man's Only Happiness
Air Date: 1973-11-20
Sung Chiang, not yet ready to join the bandits of Liang Shan Po, seeks the counsel of his friend Hua Yung, prefect of...
E09
A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother
Air Date: 1973-11-27
Kao Chiu fumes, seemingly unable to destroy his enemy, Lin Chung. However, Kao Chiu's arm is long, and his cunning bo...
E10
Escape Is Not Freedom
Air Date: 1973-12-04
Tortured and beaten, Sung Chiang faces execution at the hands of evil Huang Wen-Ping. As Tai Sung hurries to Liang Sh...
E11
The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest
Air Date: 1973-12-11
Kao Chiu's evil reign has spread far and wide, driving the ruthless to yet more corruption. Chin Mao Hu is such a man...
E12
Kao Chiu Loses His Heart
Air Date: 1973-12-18
Kao Chiu's obsession with the destruction of Lin Chung and the outlaws of Liang Shan Po continues to grow. An investi...
E13
When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor
Air Date: 1973-12-25
Kao Chiu, consumed by greed, is now plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Chi Ching. Kao accuses the Prime Minister of...
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