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The Water Margin S1E1 — Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man

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The Water Margin•Season 1•Episode 1

Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man

8.0/10 · 26 votesOct 2, 197350 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

The Emperor dispatches his favourite, wicked Kao Chiu, to the sacred mountain to exorcise the evil behind the terrible plague that grips China. Kao Chiu discovers an ancient temple, its doors sealed shut on the orders of a previous emperor. Within is a pit believed

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Cast11

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Lin Chung

Sanae Tsuchida

Sanae Tsuchida

Hu San-Niang

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Kao Chiu

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Sung Chiang

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Tai Sung

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Yang Zhi

Teruhiko Aoi

Teruhiko Aoi

Shi jin

Isamu Nagato

Isamu Nagato

Lu Ta

Daijirō Harada

Daijirō Harada

Hua Rong

Mari Nakayama

Mari Nakayama

Yan Li

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Lin Chung's Wife

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Episode Summary

"Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man" is episode 1 of The Water Margin season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 26 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on October 2, 1973.

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