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| The Water Margin | |
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| Genre | Costume drama, martial arts |
| Based on | Water Margin by Shi Nai'an |
| Starring | Atsuo Nakamura Sanae Tsuchida Kei Satō Isamu Nagato |
| Theme music composer | Masaru Sato |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nippon Television |
| Release | 1973 – 1974 |
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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 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]
- ^ "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 & Nicolson, London, ISBN 0-297-77485-9