The Water Margin (1998 TV series)

The Water Margin is a 1998 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th-century novel of the same title. It was produced by CCTV with Zhang Jizhong as producer. It was first broadcast in China in January 1998. The series also featured action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping.

Liu Huan sang the ending theme song for the first 30 episodes while Peng Liyuan (a former singer who is now the First Lady of China) sang the one for the last 13 episodes.

Cast

 * Note: Some cast members played multiple roles. Their roles are separated by a slash.

Liangshan heroes

 * Zhang Zhizhong (actor) as Chao Gai
 * Li Xuejian as Song Jiang
 * Wang Weiguo as Lu Junyi
 * Ning Xiaozhi as Wu Yong
 * Wang Yonggui as Gongsun Sheng
 * Li Zhenqi as Guan Sheng
 * Zhou Yemang as Lin Chong
 * Wang Wensheng as Qin Ming
 * Jia Shitou as Huyan Zhuo
 * Xiu Qing as Hua Rong
 * Zheng Qiang as Chai Jin
 * Yang Zengguang as Zhu Tong
 * Zang Jinsheng as Lu Zhishen
 * Ding Haifeng as Wu Song
 * Zhai Naishe as Yang Zhi
 * Zhang Hao as Suo Chao
 * Wang Jiming as Dai Zong
 * Tai Zuhui as Liu Tang
 * Zhao Xiaorui as Li Kui
 * Guo Jun as Shi Jin / Shi Wengong
 * Guo Baisong as Lei Heng
 * Yang Baoguang as Li Jun
 * Liu Weihua as Ruan Xiaoer
 * Lan Gongying as Zhang Heng
 * Zhang Hengping as Ruan Xiaowu
 * Zhang Yakun as Zhang Shun
 * Li Dongguo as Ruan Xiaoqi
 * Chen Zhihui as Yang Xiong / Wang Jin
 * Yang Fan (actor) as Shi Xiu
 * Kong Qingyuan as Xie Zhen
 * Han Fuli as Xie Bao
 * Wang Guanghui as Yan Qing
 * You Liping as Zhu Wu
 * Qi Jingbin as Sun Li
 * Zhen Liqiang as Han Tao
 * Wang Chunhui as Peng Qi
 * Li Wencheng as Pei Xuan
 * Yang Lin as Yan Shun
 * Xing Feng as An Daoquan
 * Xu Jingyi as Wang Ying
 * Zheng Shuang as Hu Sanniang
 * Zhu Xiaochun as Tong Wei / Li Da
 * Wang Zhongwei as Tong Meng
 * Liu Liwei as Zheng Tianshou
 * Li Baojun as Song Qing
 * Zhao Chunming as Cao Zheng
 * Hu Longyin as Song Wan
 * Qian Weidong as Du Qian
 * Chang Yuping as Shi En
 * Zhang Lianzhong as Zhu Gui
 * Cheng Sihan as Zhu Fu
 * Xing Guozhou as Cai Fu / Xue Ba
 * Chen Changlong as Cai Qing
 * Wei Feng as Jiao Ting
 * Zhang Weiguo as Sun Xin
 * Zhang Xiuyan as Gu Dasao
 * Zhang Xin as Zhang Qing
 * Liang Li as Sun Erniang
 * Sun Yueming as Bai Sheng
 * Meng Gengcheng as Shi Qian

Others

 * Zeng Hongsheng as Emperor Huizong
 * Tang Guoqiang as Su Shi
 * He Qing as Li Shishi
 * Wei Zongwan as Gao Qiu
 * Xiu Ge as young Gao Qiu
 * Hong Jiantao as Gao Yanei
 * Ma Xin as Gao Lian
 * Lin Liankun as Cai Jing
 * Quan Jiefang as Cai Jiu
 * Li Xiaoding as Liu Menglong
 * Lei Kesheng as Tong Guan
 * Hu Qingshi as Liang Shijie
 * Zou Jianzhong as Huang Wenbing
 * Wu Liping as "Yuhou" Li
 * Cui Dai as Fang La
 * Dong Chuanqiang as Fang Mao
 * Xu Jian as Fang Tianding
 * Wu Song as Pang Wanchun
 * Bai Junjie as Luan Tingyu, Zhu Hu
 * Jin Guangsheng as Zhu Long
 * Li Yusheng as Zhu Biao
 * Xie Jiaqi as Zeng Tu / Zeng Suo
 * Liu Qiang as Zeng Shen
 * Li Shulong as Zeng Sheng
 * Guo Jie as Zeng Nong
 * Chen Lizhong as Wang Jin's mother
 * Yu Yuexian as Jin Cuilian
 * Yang Zhaoquan as Jin Cuilian's father / old depot keeper
 * Li Lanfa as Butcher Zheng
 * Zhang Hongying as Squire Zhao
 * Gu Jinshui as Zhizhen
 * Xu Fulai as Abbot
 * Zhao Yunsheng as Zhiqing / Zhao Silang / Squire Cao
 * Xu Chao as Abbot
 * Sun Mingyue as Zhang San
 * Wang Quanyou as Lu Qian
 * Wang Jinghua as Lin Chong's wife
 * Yang Dong as Jin'er
 * Liu Wei as Fu'an
 * Zhang Guiyi as Instructor Zhang
 * Song Chunlin as Kaifeng magistrate
 * Xu Ming as Sun Ding
 * Li Yan as Dong Chao
 * Chen Jimin as Instructor Hong
 * Zhao Yanmin as Wang Lun
 * Li Qi as Niu Er
 * Hao Liping as Liang Shijie's wife
 * Huang Zongluo as Yuncheng magistrate
 * Yang Meng as He Tao
 * Kang Honglei as He Qing
 * Yuan Yuhua as Yan Po
 * Mu Qing as Yan Poxi
 * Chuo Eryong as Zhang Wenyuan
 * Ren Dahui as Song Jiang's father
 * Song Wenhua as Wu Dalang
 * Brenda Wang as Pan Jinlian
 * Li Qiang (first-class actor) as Ximen Qing
 * Li Mingqi as Granny Wang
 * Guo Chunhua as Yanggu magistrate
 * Wang Su as Yao Erlang
 * Xu Yuting as He Jiu
 * Deli Ge'er as Jiang the Door God
 * Liu Hongmei as Jiang's wife
 * Wang Wenyou as Inspector Zhang
 * Jiang Jingyu as Zhang's wife
 * Liu Yanfeng as Yulan
 * Li Lianyi as Liu Gao
 * Cui Honghong as Liu Gao's wife
 * Lei Dan as Li Gui
 * Wu Yujin as Li Gui's wife
 * Song Xiuchun as Li Kui's mother
 * Niu Li as Pan Qiaoyun
 * Liu Xiaoxi as Pei Ruhai
 * Zhang Fen as Xu Ning's wife
 * Li Zhiyi as Su Yuanjing
 * Bi Yuanjin as Li Gu
 * Wang Qinzhen as Lu Junyi's wife
 * Zhang Chunyan as Pang Qiuxia
 * Ni Zengzhao as Ren Yuan
 * Zheng Danian as Chen Zongshan
 * Zhu Lei as Zhang Ganban
 * Wang Xingchi as He Cheng
 * Zhang Hongjie as Zhang Shuye
 * Pan Yinlai as Hu Cheng
 * Zhang Jizhong as Cui Jing

Music
The music for the series was composed by Zhao Jiping.