All Men Are Brothers (TV series)

All Men Are Brothers
All Men Are Brothers' intertitle
Also known as	The Water Margin, Shuihu Zhuan
Genre	Costume drama, martial arts
Written by	Shi Nai'an (original story) Wen Haojie
Directed by	Kuk Kwok-leung
Starring	Zhang Hanyu Li Zonghan Hu Dong Huang Haibing Chen Long Jing Gangshan Zhao Hu Yan Kuan Ady An
Opening theme	Xiongdi Wushu (兄弟无数) performed by Jing Gangshan
Ending theme	Sihai Mengyue (四海盟约) performed by Mao Amin
Country of origin	China
Language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	86
Production
Producer(s)	Wan Zihong
Location(s)	China
Production company(s)	Bona Film Group Ltd.
Broadcast
Original channel	Shandong TV Anhui STV DragonTV CTV
Original airing	January 2011

All Men Are Brothers

DVD cover art

Traditional Chinese

水滸傳

Simplified Chinese

水浒传

Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn

All Men Are Brothers is a Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The series is directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and features cast members from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The series was first broadcast on various channels in January 2011 in mainland China.

1 List of episodes
2 Cast
- 2.1 Liangshan heroes
- 2.2 Others
3 Theme songs
4 Broadcasts in other regions
5 Production
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

List of episodes

#	Translated title in English	Original title in Chinese
1	Marshal Hong accidentally releases the demons	洪太尉误走妖魔
2	The Seven Stars gather in Shijie Village	石碣村七星聚义
3	"Nine Tattooed Dragons" Secretly Leaves Dongjing	九纹龙私走东京城
4	Major Lu helps Jin Cuilian	鲁提辖义助金翠莲
5	Beating up "Lord of the West"	拳打镇关西
6	Lu Da becomes a monk in Wenshu Monastery	鲁达剃度文殊寺
7	"Panther Head" enters the White Tiger Hall by mistake	豹子头误入白虎堂
8	Uprooting a willow tree	倒拔垂杨柳
9	Chaos in Wild Boars Forest	大闹野猪林
10	Lin Chong defeats Instructor Hong	林冲棒打洪教头
11	Lu Zhishen burns Waquan Monastery	智深火烧瓦罐寺
12	Instructor Lin encounters snow and wind at the Temple of the Mountain Deity	林教头风雪山神庙
13	Forced to go to Liangshan	逼上梁山
14	Yang Zhi sells his saber	杨志卖刀
15	Robbing the convoy of birthday gifts	智取生辰纲
16	Song Gongming secretly releases Heavenly King Chao	宋公明私放晁天王
17	Killing Wang Lun	火并王伦
18	Song Jiang marries Yan Xijiao	宋江收娶阎惜娇
19	Zhang Wenyuan's romance in Wulong Manor	张文远情陷乌龙院
20	Killing Yan Xijiao	坐楼杀惜
21	Taking Mount Twin Dragons by wit	智取二龙山
22	Wu Song slays the tiger	武松打虎
23	Pan Jinlian encounters Ximen Qing	潘金莲竿打西门庆
24	Pan Jinlian attempts to seduce Wu Song	金莲醉诱武二郎
25	Granny Wang accepts a bribe in greed and brews romantic feelings	王婆贪贿说风情
26	Granny Wang instigates Ximen Qing	王婆计唆西门庆
27	A wicked woman poisons Wu Dalang	恶妇药鸩武大郎
28	Wu Song kills his sister-in-law	武松杀嫂
29	"Female Yaksha" runs an inn at Cross Slope	十字坡母夜叉开店
30	Wu Song helps Shi En	武松援手助施恩
31	Beating up "Jiang the Door God"	醉打蒋门神
32	Chaos at Flying Cloud Pool	大闹飞云浦
33	Bloodbath at Mandarin Ducks Tower	血溅鸳鸯楼
34	Song Jiang spends the night in Qingfeng Fort	宋江夜宿清风寨
35	Hua Rong fires an arrow at "Fiery Thunderbolt"	花荣箭射霹雳火
36	Song Jiang meets Li Jun at Jieyang Ridge	揭阳岭宋江逢李俊
37	"Black Whirlwind" fights "White Stripe in the Waves"	黑旋风斗浪里白条
38	Writing a poem inciting rebellion at Xunyang Restaurant	浔阳楼题反诗
39	"Magic Traveller" delivers a fake letter	神行太保传假信
40	The heroes of Liangshan Marsh storm the execution ground	梁山泊好汉劫法场
41	Zhang Shun captures Huang Wenbing	张顺活捉黄文炳
42	The real and fake Li Kui	真假李逵
43	"Daredevil Third Brother" becomes sworn brothers with "Sick Guan Suo"	拼命三郎结拜病关索
44	Yang Xiong gets drunk and scolds Pan Qiaoyun	杨雄醉骂潘巧云
45	Shi Qian steals a hen in the Zhu Family Village	祝家庄时迁偷鸡
46	"Striking Hawk" writes a letter about life and death twice	扑天雕双修生死书
47	"Ten Feet of Blue" captures "Stumpy Tiger"	一丈青单捉矮脚虎
48	Three Assaults on the Zhu Family Village	三打祝家庄
49	Wang Ying's marriage	王英娶亲
50	"Lord of the Beautiful Beard" loses a child by carelessness	美髯公误失小衙内
51	"Dragon in the Clouds" conquers Gaotangzhou in a battle of magic	入云龙斗法破高唐
52	"Flea on a Drum" steals the armour	鼓上蚤盗甲
53	Defeating the chain-linked cavalry	大破连环马
54	Song Jiang braves danger by crossing three mountains	过三山宋江涉险
55	Wu Yong risks his life to persuade the Tigers	吴用换命说众虎
56	The three mountains submit to the Marsh	三山同心归水泊
57	Attacking the Zeng Family Fortress at night	夜打曾头市
58	Heavenly King Chao is wounded by an arrow	晁天王中箭
59	"Resourceful Wizard" wins over "Jade Unicorn" by cunning	智多星计赚玉麒麟
60	Lu Junyi hits Yan Qing by mistake	卢俊义错打燕小乙
61	Shi Xiu risks his life to storm the execution ground	劫法场石秀拼命
62	Song Jiang attacks Daming Prefecture	宋江兵打大名府
63	"Female Tiger" sends a letter by night	母大虫夜传信
64	"Great Blade" discusses conquering Liangshan Marsh	大刀关胜议取梁山泊
65	"Divine Physician" An Daoquan heals Song Jiang	安道全神医救宋江
66	"Timely Rain" gives up his place to "Jade Unicorn"	及时雨让位玉麒麟
67	Lu Junyi captures Shi Wengong	卢俊义活捉史文恭
68	Song Gongming righteously releases "General of Double Spears"	宋公明义释双枪将
69	"Featherless Arrow" defeats the heroes with flying stones	没羽箭飞石打英雄
70	The Grand Assembly of the heroes of Liangshan Marsh	梁山泊英雄排座次
71	"Black Whirlwind" tears down the yellow banner in anger	黑旋风怒砍杏黄旗
72	Li Kui admits his mistake	李逵负荆
73	Yan Qing's leitai match	燕青打擂
74	Li Kui becomes a magistrate in Shouzhang County	寿张县李逵乔坐衙
75	The Ruan brothers make fun of the imperial envoy	阮氏三雄戏钦差
76	The Five Tiger Generals defeat Tong Guan	五虎上将打童贯
77	The heroes taunt Marshal Gao	众好汉奚落高太尉
78	Capturing Gao Qiu in the marine battle	水战擒高俅
79	The heroes of Liangshan Marsh are granted amnesty	水泊梁山全伙受招安
80	Yan Qing bids Li Shishi farewell	燕青惜别李师师
81	The male and female "Featherless Arrow"s encounter each other at Fangyan Mountain	雌雄没羽箭斗会方岩山
82	The heroes attack Fang La	梁山奉诏讨方腊
83	Zhang Shun's death at Yongjin Gate	张顺魂归涌金门
84	Wu Song captures Fang La with one arm	武松单臂擒方腊
85	Song Gongming returns to his hometown in glory	宋公明衣锦还乡
86	Loyalty and righteousness reach high to the sky	忠义参天

Cast

Liangshan heroes

Ray Lui as Chao Gai
Zhang Hanyu as Song Jiang
Wang Jianxin as Lu Junyi
Li Zonghan as Wu Yong
Jing Gangshan as Gongsun Sheng
Bao Li Gao as Guan Sheng
Hu Dong as Lin Chong
Zhao Qiusheng as Qin Ming
Yan Hongzhi as Huyan Zhuo
Zhang Di as Hua Rong
Huang Haibing as Chai Jin
Bai Jiancai as Li Ying
Yu Yankai as Zhu Tong
Jin Song as Lu Zhishen
Chen Long as Wu Song
Yu Bo as Dong Ping
Zhang Xiaochen as Zhang Qing
Gao Hu as Yang Zhi
Wang Li as Xu Ning
Liu Hailong as Suo Chao
Yu Boning as Dai Zong
Kou Zhanwen as Liu Tang
Kang Kai as Li Kui
Han Dong as Shi Jin
Sun Xiaofei as Mu Hong
Bai Hailong as Lei Heng
Yu Chengxi as Li Jun
Zhao Shuai as Ruan Xiaoer

Liu Ke as Zhang Heng
Liu Difei as Ruan Xiaowu
Wei Binghua as Zhang Shun
Zhang Haoxiang as Ruan Xiaoqi
Na Zhidong as Yang Xiong
Liu Guanxiang as Shi Xiu
Zhang Zichen as Xie Zhen
Du Peng as Xie Bao
Yan Kuan as Yan Qing
Chen Cheng as Zhu Wu
Na Jiawei as Huang Xin
Pan Ge as Xuan Zan
Duan Yang as Han Tao
Zhu Jie as Shan Tinggui
Jiang Xiaomeng as Wei Dingguo
Ji Qiansong as Pei Xuan
Deng Fei as Deng Fei
Yin Zeqiang as Yan Shun
Xia Tian as Yang Lin
Geng Yi as Ling Zhen
Tian Ye as Jiang Jing
Sun Boyang as Lü Fang
Yang Yang as Guo Sheng
Wang Chunyuan as Wang Ying
Liu Xiaoxiao as Hu Sanniang
Wang Zengqi as Kong Ming
Liu Liang as Kong Liang
Ying Jun as Xiang Chong

Zhou Mingyang as Li Gun
Guo Xiao'an as Jin Dajian
Zhang Chi as Ma Lin
Hong Yiping as Tong Wei
Hu Meng as Tong Meng
Li Haishan as Hou Jian
Peng Hongyu as Yang Chun
Gao Hai as Zheng Tianshou
Li Xiaolong as Song Wan
Liu Bo as Mu Chun
Liu Yulong as Cao Zheng
Gao Zhao as Du Qian
Li Shu as Xue Yong
Xie Zhang as Zhou Tong
Li Yonglin as Li Zhong
Qiu Feng as Du Xing
Yuan Min as Zhu Fu
Li Shengyu as Zhu Gui
Lü Yuantian as Li Li
Ge Min as Li Yun
Zhang Jinhe as Sun Xin
Hu Ke as Gu Dasao
Mao Zhu as Zhang Qing
He Jiayi as Sun Erniang
Cui Yang as Wang Dingliu
Liu Guanlin as Bai Sheng
Liu Fengchao as Shi Qian
Chen Lianghao as Duan Jingzhu

Others

Further information: List of Water Margin minor characters

Yang Zi as Emperor Huizong
Ady An as Li Shishi
Xue Zhongrui as Cai Jing
Zhou Mingcan as Tong Guan
Waise Lee as Gao Qiu
Tong Dawei as Su Dongpo
Anita Yuen as Lin Chong's wife
Yang Niansheng as Su Yuanjing
Jin Ke as Chen Wanshan
Zhang Tielin as Hong Xin
Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Squire Kong
Qi Huai as Wen Da
Wang Xinran as Fu'an
Yin Fuwen as Shi Wenbin
He Shengwei as Liang Shijie
Zhao Yiyang as Gao Yanei
Song Dong as Lu Qian
Liu Bingfeng as "Yuhou" Li
Wang Yiwei as Zhang Ganban
Wang Jianguo as Wang Jin

Du Chun as Ximen Qing
Gan Tingting as Pan Jinlian
Qiang Long as Wu Dalang
Hu Guangzi as Zhang Wenyuan
Xie Ning as Butcher Zheng
Han Dong as Jiang the Door God
Ji Chunhua as Luan Tingyu
Xu Xiangdong as Shi Wengong
Jiang Shouzhi as Ye Qing
Ma Zijun as Elder Zhizhen / Zhou Tong
Yang Yongjie as Zeng Tu
Wang Yanming as Zeng Mi
Xu Shuo as Zeng Suo
Yin Hailong as Zeng Kui
Chen Guoliang as Zeng Sheng
Wang Duhao as Cui Daocheng
Gao Quanjun as Qiu Xiaoyi
Wu Qingzhe as Fang La
Ren Xihong as Pang Wanchun
Meng Yao as Pan Qiaoyun

Wang Mian as Ying'er
Bi Xiuru as Yan Po
Xiong Naijin as Yan Xijiao
Huang Yingxuan as Qiongying
Ding Zishuo as Jin Cuilian
Xu Wanqiu as Li Ruilan
Wang Zixuan as Lu Jinzhi
Wang Wenting as Bai Xiuying
Chen Lili as Madam Jia
Ma Youxi as Madam Cui
Yi Dan as Liu Gao's wife
Ge Siran as Liu Jinniang
Yang Qing as Granny Wang
Wang Yining as Xu Ning's wife
Li Wenzhen as Granny Li
Xiao Yuyu as Yue'er
Liu Meilin as Jin'er
Qi Xunfei as Chunxiang
Hai Bo as Immortal Zhang
Li Xi'er as Li Qiaonu

Theme songs

Opening theme song: Xiongdi Wushu (兄弟无数; Countless Brothers) performed by Jing Gangshan
Ending theme song: Sihai Mengyue (四海盟约; Oath of Alliance of the Four Seas) performed by Mao Amin (original version) / Coco Lee (Taiwanese version)
Ending theme song (alternate version): Zicong Ni Zou Hou (自从你走后; After You Left) performed by Chu Rui

Opening theme song (Hong Kong version): Tin Dou Tung Hang (天道同行; Walk Heaven's Path Together) performed by Hubert Wu
Ending theme song (Hong Kong version): Piu Fa (飘花; Floating Blossoms) performed by Hubert Wu

Broadcasts in other regions

All Men Are Brothers was aired in Hong Kong on TVB's HD Jade channel from 4 May to 31 August in 2011 on weekdays from 11.45pm to 12.45am.

Production

Wu Ziniu was initially directing the series, but had switched to work on Great Porcelain Merchant as the shooting of All Men Are Brothers was delayed.^[1] He was replaced by Hong Kong television series director Kuk Kwok-leung. Art director Zheng Xiaolong said that he felt that Wu would be more suitable as director, but he also expressed confidence in Kuk.^[2]

There were rumours that Fan Bingbing would be playing the role of Pan Jinlian. However, during the opening ceremony, Fan's spokesperson denied the rumours and accused the production team of using Fan's name as a means of advertising the series. She added that Fan will only participate in projects that her own company is involved in.^[3] Zheng Shuang, who played Hu Sanniang in The Water Margin (1997), also expressed interest in taking on the (more challenging) role of Pan Jinlian.^[4] However, the role of Pan Jinlian went to Gan Tingting eventually.^[5]^[6]

Photos of actor Wu Yue dressed in ancient Chinese armour and posing in various martial arts stances appeared on the Internet around late 2009. There were rumours about the photos being a preview to Lin Chong's character design in the upcoming All Men Are Brothers. Wu's spokesperson claimed that Wu did not receive an official invitation from the production team of All Men Are Brothers to join the project, although he did interact with them. The photos are actually part of a wuxia themed series of pictures used to promote the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[7]

There were rumours that Deng Chao, Nie Yuan, Tong Dawei and Huang Xiaoming are part of the cast.
- Huang Xiaoming claimed that he did not receive any notice and is unable to join the project due to his schedule.^[8] He was initially a popular choice for the role of Yan Qing.^[9]
- Deng Chao was considered by director Wu Ziniu for the role of Song Jiang.^[10]
- Nie Yuan was initially confirmed for the role of Lin Chong.^[10] An online poll found that Nie ranked behind another actor, Yu Bo (于波), in terms of popularity for playing Lin Chong, but the poll was not a factor in determining which actor would get to play Lin Chong.^[11]
- Both Nie Yuan and Deng Chao expressed interest in taking on the role of Ximen Qing.^[8]

References

External links

(Chinese) All Men Are Brothers on Baidu Baike
(Chinese) All Men Are Brothers on Sina.com

Television series based on the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature

Dream of the Red Chamber (A Dream of Red Mansions)	Dream of the Red Chamber (1987) · The Dream of Red Mansions (2010)

Journey to the West	Journey to the West (1986) · Journey to the West (1996) · Journey to the West (1997) · The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002) · Saiyūki (2006) · Journey to the West (2010) · Journey to the West (2011)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms	Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994) · Three Kingdoms (2011)

Water Margin	The Water Margin (1973) · Shui Hu Zhuan (1983) · The Water Margin (1998) · All Men Are Brothers (2011)