Water Margin
Feb. 5th, 2006 02:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lady_windermereI wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to get copies of an 80's series called the "Water Margin". It was a Chinese Legend, made in Japan, and very badly dubbed into English? It was a major fandom for me at the time, but I didn't know anyone else in it. No internet not may videos and no dvd's. I would love to find out if it is possible to get any copies of the series.
I loved the Painted Dragon, I would lust after him for hours. Gonna go and see if I can find any images, so I can show you him in his glorious wonder.
Ok I also lusted after Marin Shaw and Paul Michael Glassier.
Sorry looking back over the last couple of days I do seem to be spamming!!
ETA
Found some places, it was first shown on BB2 in 1976! Really showing my age, couldn't find any pictures of the actor with the tattoo, but did find the opening speech
The ancient sages said "do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?"
So may one just man become an army.
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, at the time of the Sung dynasty, there was a cruel and corrupt government.
These men riding are outlaws -- heroes -- who have been driven to live in the Water Margins of Liang Shan Po, far to the south of the capital city. Each fights tyranny with a price on his head, in a world very different from our own.
The story starts in legend even then, for our heroes, it was said, were perhaps the souls reborn of other, earlier knights.
May try Amazon for the dvd's!
Ok excited now, play.com have the full 13 seasons for £59.99! Wow
`Do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?'
Undoubtedly the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" of its day, the classic cult TV series 'The Water Margin' is a timeless epic and very much a touchstone for anybody who grew up in the mid-to-late 70s. Now, for the first time ever, the entire 26-episode serial is being made available on this complete DVD box set.
It is ancient China, one thousand years ago; the time of the Tsung Dynasty. A cruel and corrupt government has driven many upright, law-abiding citizens to rebel, becoming outlaws determined to end the tyranny of their unscrupulous and murderous leader Kao Chiu (Kei Sato). A renegade force of "nine dozen heroes" is forced to hide out in the water margins of Liang Shan Po where, steadily growing in strength, they plot to overthrow their oppressors. Struggling to maintain his honour and nobility, former army officer Lin Chung (Atsuo Nakamura) becomes the reluctant driving force behind the rebellious band of brothers as they embark on their epic and heroic fight for liberty.
Adapted from the famous Chinese folk legend, 'The Water Margin' was translated and dubbed for the English market by the production team responsible for "Monkey" and featured the vocal talents of Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets), David Collings (the voice of Monkey) and as narrator, Burt Kwouk (Kiss Of The Dragon; Cato in the Pink Panther films). Originally screened to tremendous acclaim on British television by the BBC in 1976, the series combined dazzling, Kurosawa-inspired sword fighting action, high-flying sorcery and superlative special effects with a compelling blend of imagination, mysticism, wisdom and philosophy.
Guaranteed to stir fond nostalgic memories in those who are already familiar with its magnificence, the release of 'The Water Margin' on DVD is also likely to win over a whole new generation of fans.
Only pic I could find was an action doll
Well with the Buffy, Angel and Water Marign boxed sets, I have loads to watch. I may never leave the house all year!
I loved the Painted Dragon, I would lust after him for hours. Gonna go and see if I can find any images, so I can show you him in his glorious wonder.
Ok I also lusted after Marin Shaw and Paul Michael Glassier.
Sorry looking back over the last couple of days I do seem to be spamming!!
ETA
Found some places, it was first shown on BB2 in 1976! Really showing my age, couldn't find any pictures of the actor with the tattoo, but did find the opening speech
The ancient sages said "do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?"
So may one just man become an army.
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, at the time of the Sung dynasty, there was a cruel and corrupt government.
These men riding are outlaws -- heroes -- who have been driven to live in the Water Margins of Liang Shan Po, far to the south of the capital city. Each fights tyranny with a price on his head, in a world very different from our own.
The story starts in legend even then, for our heroes, it was said, were perhaps the souls reborn of other, earlier knights.
May try Amazon for the dvd's!
Ok excited now, play.com have the full 13 seasons for £59.99! Wow
`Do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?'
Undoubtedly the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" of its day, the classic cult TV series 'The Water Margin' is a timeless epic and very much a touchstone for anybody who grew up in the mid-to-late 70s. Now, for the first time ever, the entire 26-episode serial is being made available on this complete DVD box set.
It is ancient China, one thousand years ago; the time of the Tsung Dynasty. A cruel and corrupt government has driven many upright, law-abiding citizens to rebel, becoming outlaws determined to end the tyranny of their unscrupulous and murderous leader Kao Chiu (Kei Sato). A renegade force of "nine dozen heroes" is forced to hide out in the water margins of Liang Shan Po where, steadily growing in strength, they plot to overthrow their oppressors. Struggling to maintain his honour and nobility, former army officer Lin Chung (Atsuo Nakamura) becomes the reluctant driving force behind the rebellious band of brothers as they embark on their epic and heroic fight for liberty.
Adapted from the famous Chinese folk legend, 'The Water Margin' was translated and dubbed for the English market by the production team responsible for "Monkey" and featured the vocal talents of Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets), David Collings (the voice of Monkey) and as narrator, Burt Kwouk (Kiss Of The Dragon; Cato in the Pink Panther films). Originally screened to tremendous acclaim on British television by the BBC in 1976, the series combined dazzling, Kurosawa-inspired sword fighting action, high-flying sorcery and superlative special effects with a compelling blend of imagination, mysticism, wisdom and philosophy.
Guaranteed to stir fond nostalgic memories in those who are already familiar with its magnificence, the release of 'The Water Margin' on DVD is also likely to win over a whole new generation of fans.
Only pic I could find was an action doll
Well with the Buffy, Angel and Water Marign boxed sets, I have loads to watch. I may never leave the house all year!
