The Water Margin
TV Show| Title | 水滸伝 |
| User score | 7.6 |
| Release date | Oct 2, 1973 |
| Release date of last episode | Mar 26, 1974 |
| Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | Xian Longrui Film and TV Culture Media Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 26 |
| Run time | 50 min. |
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?""
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S2.E13 ∙ The Dynasty of Kao
Mar 26, 1974
S2.E12 ∙ Knight of the Long Sword
Mar 19, 1974
S2.E11 ∙ Liang Shan Po and the Millionaire
Mar 12, 1974
S2.E10 ∙ A Concubine's Dowry
Mar 5, 1974
S2.E9 ∙ Lin Chung Is Beaten
Feb 26, 1974
S2.E8 ∙ Death of a Great Man
Feb 19, 1974
S2.E7 ∙ The War to End All Wars
Feb 12, 1974
S2.E6 ∙ Mourn the Slaughter of So Many
Feb 5, 1974
S2.E5 ∙ A Foolish Sage Who Got Involved
Jan 29, 1974
S2.E4 ∙ The Traps of Love and Hate
Jan 22, 1974
S2.E3 ∙ Heaven Aims the Master's Arrow
Jan 15, 1974
S2.E2 ∙ The Bravest Tiger Is First Killed
Jan 8, 1974
S2.E1 ∙ A Death for Love, More Deaths from Greed
Jan 1, 1974
S1.E13 ∙ When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor
Dec 25, 1973
S1.E12 ∙ Kao Chiu Loses His Heart
Dec 18, 1973
S1.E11 ∙ The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest
Dec 11, 1973
S1.E10 ∙ Escape Is Not Freedom
Dec 4, 1973
S1.E9 ∙ A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother
Nov 27, 1973
S1.E8 ∙ A Man's Only Happiness
Nov 20, 1973
S1.E7 ∙ How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live
Nov 13, 1973
