
Whereas 7 Blows of the Dragon, the English dubbed version, is not even 90 minutes long & contains more nudity & cursing which us Westerners crave (being facetious of course). The Water Margin obviously is the best version of this film, given the 108 minutes of it.
#The water margin 1972 winged plus#
When his wife & servant sells him out to the authorities, a few escape attempts & plots to assassinate him lead up to the grand climax of a deadly showdown between the heroes & Golden Spear plus his disciples. So the heroes put forth a plan to get him to join up with them but was thwarted by Jade Unicorn's adopted son The Prodigy. The only one capable of dealing with him is the well respected Jade Unicorn. The Liang Shan heroes wants bloody revenge for the death of their brother Heavenly King at the hands of Golden Spear. Taken from the classic Chinese novel Outlaws of the Marsh, this epic Shaw Brothers production follows the story of vengeance, betrayal & chivalry. Retrieved 19 December 2019.One of the 1st kung fu flicks I ever saw (a double feature with Dragon Squad).

#The water margin 1972 winged series#

The first ten episodes were shown on the BBC from 21 September 1976 to 23 November 1976. The Water Margin is known 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?" An English novelisation, written by Weir, was released in 1978 as Water Margin. The dubbed version, narrated by Burt Kwouk, was shown by the BBC from 1976 to 1978. This adaptation follows Lin Chung ( Atsuo Nakamura) and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu ( Kei Satō).įor an English-language version, it was adapted by David Weir without translations, using only brief plot synopses. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. Made in two seasons of 13 episodes each by Nippon Television it was shown in Japan in 19 as Suikoden ( 水滸伝). 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.
