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The Water Margin (1973 TV series)

January 01, 1970

The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on the 14th-century book Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Made in two seasons of 13 episodes each by Nippon Television it was shown in Japan in 1973 and 1974 as 水滸伝 (Hepburn: Suikoden).[1][2]

The Water Margin
English title card
GenreCostume drama, martial arts
Written byShi Nai'an (original novel)
StarringAtsuo Nakamura
Sanae Tsuchida
Kei Satō
Isamu Nagato
Theme music composerMasaru Sato
Country of originJapan
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time45 minutes per episode
Original release
Release1973 (1973) –
1974 (1974)

The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung (Atsuo Nakamura) and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu (Kei Satō).

For an English-language version, it was adapted by David Weir without translations, using only brief plot synopses.[3] The dubbed version, narrated by Burt Kwouk, was shown by the BBC from 1976 to 1978.[4] An English novelisation, written by Weir, was released in 1978 as Water Margin.[5]

Episode list edit

Series 1 edit

The first ten episodes were shown on the BBC from 21 September 1976 to 23 November 1976. The final three episodes were shown just before series 2 from 20 September 1977 to 4 October 1977.

No. Title BBC airdate
1"Nine dozen heroes and one wicked man"21 September 1976 (1976-09-21)
2"None ever escape alive"28 September 1976 (1976-09-28)
3"Both at last will reach the sea"5 October 1976 (1976-10-05)
4"Ever busy are the gods of love"12 October 1976 (1976-10-12)
5"A Treasure of gold and jade"19 October 1976 (1976-10-19)
6"Bandits who steal are executed"26 October 1976 (1976-10-26)
7"How easy to die, how hard to live"2 November 1976 (1976-11-02)
8"A man's only happiness"9 November 1976 (1976-11-09)
9"A dutiful son and the love of a brother"16 November 1976 (1976-11-16)
10"Escape is not freedom"23 November 1976 (1976-11-23)
11"The girl who loved the flower priest"20 September 1977 (1977-09-20)
12"Kao Chiu loses his heart"27 September 1977 (1977-09-27)
13"When Liang Shan Po robbed the poor"4 October 1977 (1977-10-04)

Series 2 edit

On the BBC series 2 followed on from series 1, shown from 11 October 1977 to 3 January 1978.

# Title BBC airdate
1"A death for love, more deaths from greed"11 October 1977 (1977-10-11)
2"The bravest tiger is first killed"18 October 1977 (1977-10-18)
3"Heaven aims the master's arrow"25 October 1977 (1977-10-25)
4"The traps of love and hate"1 November 1977 (1977-11-01)
5"A foolish sage who got involved"8 November 1977 (1977-11-08)
6"Mourn the slaughter of so many"15 November 1977 (1977-11-15)
7"The war to end all wars"22 November 1977 (1977-11-22)
8"Death of a great man"29 November 1977 (1977-11-29)
9"Lin Chung is beaten"6 December 1977 (1977-12-06)
10"A concubine's dowry"13 December 1977 (1977-12-13)
11"Liang Shan Po and the millionaire"20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
12"Knight of the long sword"27 December 1977 (1977-12-27)
13"The dynasty of Kao"3 January 1978 (1978-01-03)

Home video edit

In the UK a DVD box set of both series was released by Fabulous Films in 2005.[6] This was of a censored version broadcast before the watershed by the BBC in the early 1980s. In 2016 the series was reissued on DVD[7] and Blu-ray[8] with missing portions reinserted that were included in the original 1970s post-watershed broadcast. All UK releases only contain the English dubbed soundtrack.

In Germany a DVD box set was issued by Alive AG in 2008,[9] followed by deluxe[10] and basic[11] Blu-ray sets in 2016 and 2017. As with the UK the series was also originally broadcast in a dubbed version, but all German DVD and Blu-ray releases have also included optional original Japanese audio with German subtitles. In its native Japan, the series was issued in a DVD box set in 2008.[12]

Cast edit

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English voices edit

[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ allcinema. "映画データベース – allcinema". www.AllCinema.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ Radio Times magazine, 10–17 November 1979, pp 15–16
  4. ^ "Marty's Web Pages: The Water Margin". www.MartinDay.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ Weir, D. 1978, Water Margin, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, ISBN 0-297-77485-9
  6. ^ "The Water Margin: The Complete Series DVD (2005)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The Water Margin: The Complete Series DVD (2016)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ "The Water Margin: The Complete Series Blu-ray (2016)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po: Die komplette Serie DVD (2008)". Amazon.de. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po: Die komplette Serie Deluxe Collector's Edition Blu-ray (2017)". Amazon.de. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po: Die komplette Serie Blu-ray (2017)". Amazon.de. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ^ amazon.co.jp
  13. ^ "水滸伝". ドラマ. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  14. ^ "The Water Margin". Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links edit

  • The Water Margin at IMDb  
  • GeekPlanetOnline: Why I Love The Water Margin
  • TV.com guide

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Water Margin 1973 TV series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on the 14th century book Water Margin one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature Made in two seasons of 13 episodes each by Nippon Television it was shown in Japan in 1973 and 1974 as 水滸伝 Hepburn Suikoden 1 2 The Water MarginEnglish title cardGenreCostume drama martial artsWritten byShi Nai an original novel StarringAtsuo NakamuraSanae TsuchidaKei SatōIsamu NagatoTheme music composerMasaru SatoCountry of originJapanNo of seasons2No of episodes26ProductionRunning time45 minutes per episodeOriginal releaseRelease1973 1973 1974 1974 The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty This adaptation follows Lin Chung Atsuo Nakamura and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu Kei Satō For an English language version it was adapted by David Weir without translations using only brief plot synopses 3 The dubbed version narrated by Burt Kwouk was shown by the BBC from 1976 to 1978 4 An English novelisation written by Weir was released in 1978 as Water Margin 5 Contents 1 Episode list 1 1 Series 1 1 2 Series 2 2 Home video 3 Cast 3 1 English voices 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEpisode list editSeries 1 edit The first ten episodes were shown on the BBC from 21 September 1976 to 23 November 1976 The final three episodes were shown just before series 2 from 20 September 1977 to 4 October 1977 No Title BBC airdate 1 Nine dozen heroes and one wicked man 21 September 1976 1976 09 21 2 None ever escape alive 28 September 1976 1976 09 28 3 Both at last will reach the sea 5 October 1976 1976 10 05 4 Ever busy are the gods of love 12 October 1976 1976 10 12 5 A Treasure of gold and jade 19 October 1976 1976 10 19 6 Bandits who steal are executed 26 October 1976 1976 10 26 7 How easy to die how hard to live 2 November 1976 1976 11 02 8 A man s only happiness 9 November 1976 1976 11 09 9 A dutiful son and the love of a brother 16 November 1976 1976 11 16 10 Escape is not freedom 23 November 1976 1976 11 23 11 The girl who loved the flower priest 20 September 1977 1977 09 20 12 Kao Chiu loses his heart 27 September 1977 1977 09 27 13 When Liang Shan Po robbed the poor 4 October 1977 1977 10 04 Series 2 edit On the BBC series 2 followed on from series 1 shown from 11 October 1977 to 3 January 1978 Title BBC airdate 1 A death for love more deaths from greed 11 October 1977 1977 10 11 2 The bravest tiger is first killed 18 October 1977 1977 10 18 3 Heaven aims the master s arrow 25 October 1977 1977 10 25 4 The traps of love and hate 1 November 1977 1977 11 01 5 A foolish sage who got involved 8 November 1977 1977 11 08 6 Mourn the slaughter of so many 15 November 1977 1977 11 15 7 The war to end all wars 22 November 1977 1977 11 22 8 Death of a great man 29 November 1977 1977 11 29 9 Lin Chung is beaten 6 December 1977 1977 12 06 10 A concubine s dowry 13 December 1977 1977 12 13 11 Liang Shan Po and the millionaire 20 December 1977 1977 12 20 12 Knight of the long sword 27 December 1977 1977 12 27 13 The dynasty of Kao 3 January 1978 1978 01 03 Home video editIn the UK a DVD box set of both series was released by Fabulous Films in 2005 6 This was of a censored version broadcast before the watershed by the BBC in the early 1980s In 2016 the series was reissued on DVD 7 and Blu ray 8 with missing portions reinserted that were included in the original 1970s post watershed broadcast All UK releases only contain the English dubbed soundtrack In Germany a DVD box set was issued by Alive AG in 2008 9 followed by deluxe 10 and basic 11 Blu ray sets in 2016 and 2017 As with the UK the series was also originally broadcast in a dubbed version but all German DVD and Blu ray releases have also included optional original Japanese audio with German subtitles In its native Japan the series was issued in a DVD box set in 2008 12 Cast edit 13 Atsuo Nakamura Lin Chong Kei Satō Gao Qiu Sanae Tsuchida Hu Sanniang Tetsuro Tamba Huyan Zhuo So Yamamura Lu Junyi Takahiro Tamura Chai Jin Go Wakabayashi Guan Sheng Takeshi Obayashi Song Jiang Hajime Hana Wu Song Atsushi Watanabe Ruan Xiaoqi Isao Yamagata Chao Gai Toshio Kurosawa Dai Zong Teruhiko Aoi Shi Jin Makoto Sato Yang Zhi Sei Hiraizumi Kin Sugai Kei Taguchi Kōji Nanbara Akiji Kobayashi Ryōhei Uchida as Zhu Wu Toru Abe Susumu Kurobe Nobuo Kawai Isamu Nagato as Lu Zhishen Yutaka Mizutani Emperor Huizong of Song English voices edit 14 Michael McClain Miriam Margolyes Peter Marinker Elizabeth Proud Sean Lynch Trevor Martin John Blythe David Blagden Sean Barrett David Collings Brian Haines Simon Lack Rupert Davies Frank Duncan George Little Peter Hawkins Robert Rietti John Woodvine John Nolan Ian Thompson Nicolette McKenzie Cecile Chevreau John Carson Hugh Dickson Harold Reese Peter Jeffrey John Hollis Michael Kilgarriff Cyril Shaps Daniel Flynn Garard Green Paul Meier Douglas Blackwell Garfield Morgan Denys Hawthorne Eric FlynnSee also editThe Water Margin film 1972 Hong Kong version Outlaws of the Marsh TV series The Water Margin 1998 TV series All Men Are Brothers TV series References edit Suikoden TV series BFI org uk Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 29 October 2017 allcinema 映画データベース allcinema www AllCinema net Retrieved 29 October 2017 Radio Times magazine 10 17 November 1979 pp 15 16 Marty s Web Pages The Water Margin www MartinDay co uk Retrieved 29 October 2017 Weir D 1978 Water Margin Weidenfeld amp Nicolson London ISBN 0 297 77485 9 The Water Margin The Complete Series DVD 2005 Amazon co uk Retrieved 24 September 2017 The Water Margin The Complete Series DVD 2016 Amazon co uk Retrieved 24 September 2017 The Water Margin The Complete Series Blu ray 2016 Amazon co uk Retrieved 24 September 2017 Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po Die komplette Serie DVD 2008 Amazon de Retrieved 24 September 2017 Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po Die komplette Serie Deluxe Collector s Edition Blu ray 2017 Amazon de Retrieved 24 September 2017 Die Rebellen vom Liang Shan Po Die komplette Serie Blu ray 2017 Amazon de Retrieved 24 September 2017 amazon co jp 水滸伝 ドラマ Retrieved 19 December 2019 The Water Margin Retrieved 19 May 2023 External links editThe Water Margin at IMDb nbsp BFI database GeekPlanetOnline Why I Love The Water Margin TV com guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Water Margin 1973 TV series amp oldid 1202577181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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