The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous 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?""
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Gao Qiu's Rise to Prominence | 1998-01-08 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Beating Up the Lord of the West | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Creating a Disturbance on Mount Wutai | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Uprooting a Willow Tree | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | White Tiger Hall | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Wild Boars Forest | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Snow and Wind at the Temple of the Mountain Deity | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Lin Chong Becomes an Outlaw | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Yang Zhi Sells a Saber | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Gathering of the Seven Stars | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Robbing the Convoy of Birthday Gifts | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Secretly Releasing Heavenly King Chao | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Killing Wang Lun | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Song Jiang Kills Yan Poxi | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Jingyang Ridge | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | The Brothers Are Reunited | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Granny Wang Stirs Up Romantic Feelings | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Wu Dalang Catches the Adulterous Pair | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Lion Tower | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Beating Up Jiang the Door God in a Drunken State | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Bloodbath at Mandarin Ducks Tower | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Qingfeng Fort | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Exiled to Jiangzhou | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Writing a Seditious Poem at Xunyang Tower | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Creating a Disturbance in Jiangzhou | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Li Kui Carries His Mother | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Zhu Family Village (1) | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Zhu Family Village (2) | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Breaking the Chain-Linked Cavalry Formation | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Zeng Family Fortress | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Lu Junyi Joins Liangshan | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | The Grand Assembly | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Creating a Disturbance in Dongjing During the Yuanxiao Festival | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Yan Qing Fights in a Leitai Match | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Li Kui Becomes a Magistrate | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Stealing Wine and Tearing the Imperial Order | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Defeating Grand Marshal Gao | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Amnesty | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Blood Spill at Chenqiao Courier Station | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Campaign Against Fang La | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | Soul Departs at Yongjin Gate | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Black Dragon Ridge is Tainted with Blood | 45 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | Song Jiang's Death | 45 min |
| Writing | Shi Nai'an | Novel |