Outlaws of the Marsh (TV series)

Outlaws of the Marsh
Also known as	The Water Margin
Traditional Chinese	水滸
Simplified Chinese	水浒
Hanyu Pinyin	Shuǐ Hǔ
Genre	Costume drama, martial arts
Based on	Water Margin by Shi Nai'an
Directed by	Chen Min Liu Liu Liu Ziyun
Starring	Bao Guo'an Zhu Yanping Yu Shoujin Dong Ziwu Ding Rujun
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Shandong TV

Outlaws of the Marsh^[1] is a Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th century novel Water Margin. It was first broadcast on Shandong TV in China in 1983, and was not completed until 1986. The series was one of the earliest television dramas with an ancient China setting to be produced in mainland China. It was divided into different parts, each focusing on the story line of a certain character. Widely regarded, as a classic in mainland China, the series won a Golden Eagle Award.

• Han Yiqiang, Lu Honglin as soldiers
• Zhou Limin, Wu Hongzhang, Si Zhaode as waiters
• Yang Hongbao, Li Zhaoping, Shan Junyi, Zhang Xingyun, Wang Jiguang, Xu Yumu, Zhu Xiangxi, Yang Shenghe, Li Baoquan as monks
• Meng Xianmin, Zhou Yafei, Ma Baotong as Squire Liu's servants
• Li Yihui, Liu Peng as Zhou Tong's henchmen
• Du Jun, Zhang Yan, Zeng Xianchun, Huang Shoumin, Li Yong as rascals
• Liu Xiaoming, Gai Wenge, Li Jianmin, Wu Yongli, Li Xingguo, Xu Shaojie, Yuan Zongquan, Song Hongtao, Wang Shusen, Ye Yueji, Sun Guoxi as soldiers

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