The Water Margin — Season 1, Episode 10: Escape Is Not Freedom

Episode synopsis

Tortured and beaten, Sung Chiang faces execution at the hands of evil Huang Wen-Ping. As Tai Sung hurries to Liang Shan Po with the news, Wu Sung - the 'Tiger Hunter' - arrives at Chiang Chow jail, intent on freeing Sung Chiang himself. However, Wu Sung is captured, and Liang Shan Po's plan for rescue is intrinsically flawed. As Lin Chung and the other rebels approach the jail, Kao Chiu is waiting for them.

About The Water Margin

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?""

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Nine Dozen Heroes and One Wicked Man
• E2None Ever Escape Alive
• E3Both at Last Will Reach the Sea
• E4Ever Busy are the Gods of Love
• E5A Treasure of Gold and Jade
• E6Bandits Who Steal Are Executed
• E7How Easy to Die, How Hard to Live
• E8A Man's Only Happiness
• E9A Dutiful Son and the Love of a Brother
• E11The Girl Who Loved the Flower Priest
• E12Kao Chiu Loses His Heart
• E13When Liang Shan Po Robbed the Poor