All Men Are Brothers () is a 2011 Chinese television series adapted from the 14th-century classical novel Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, 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 8TV in March 2011 in Malaysia.

List of episodes # Rough translation of title (in English) Original title (in Chinese) 1 Marshal Hong accidentally releases the demons 2 The Seven Stars gather in Shijie Village 3 "Nine Tattooed Dragons" Secretly Leaves Dongjing 4 Major Lu helps Jin Cuilian 5 Beating up "Lord of the West" 6 Lu Da becomes a monk in Wenshu Monastery 7 "Panther Head" enters the White Tiger Hall by mistake 8 Uprooting a willow tree 9 Chaos in Wild Boars Forest 10 Lin Chong defeats Instructor Hong 11 Lu Zhishen burns Waquan Monastery 12 Instructor Lin encounters snow and wind at the Temple of the Mountain Deity 13 Forced to go to Liangshan 14 Yang Zhi sells his saber 15 Robbing the convoy of birthday gifts 16 Song Gongming secretly releases Heavenly King Chao 17 Killing Wang Lun 18 Song Jiang marries Yan Xijiao 19 Zhang Wenyuan's romance in Wulong Manor 20 Killing Yan Xijiao 21 Taking Mount Twin Dragons by wit 22 Wu Song slays the tiger 23 Pan Jinlian encounters Ximen Qing 24 Pan Jinlian attempts to seduce Wu Erlang 25 Granny Wang accepts a bribe in greed and stirs up romantic feelings 26 Granny Wang instigates Ximen Qing 27 A wicked woman poisons Wu Dalang 28 Wu Song kills his sister-in-law 29 "Female Yaksha" runs an inn at Cross Slope 30 Wu Song helps Shi En 31 Beating up "Jiang the Door God" 32 Chaos at Flying Cloud Pool 33 Bloodbath at Mandarin Ducks Tower 34 Song Jiang spends the night in Qingfeng Fort 35 Hua Rong fires an arrow at "Fiery Thunderbolt" 36 Song Jiang meets Li Jun at Jieyang Ridge 37 "Black Whirlwind" fights "White Stripe in the Waves" 38 Writing a seditious poem at Xunyang Restaurant 39 "Magic Traveller" delivers a fake letter 40 The heroes of Liangshan Marsh storm the execution ground 41 Zhang Shun captures Huang Wenbing 42 The real and fake Li Kui 43 "Daredevil Third Brother" becomes sworn brothers with "Sick Guan Suo" 44 Yang Xiong gets drunk and scolds Pan Qiaoyun 45 Shi Qian steals a hen in the Zhu Family Village 46 "Striking Hawk" writes a letter about life and death twice 47 "Ten Feet of Blue" captures "Stumpy Tiger" 48 Three Assaults on the Zhu Family Village 49 Wang Ying's marriage 50 "Lord of the Beautiful Beard" loses a child by carelessness 51 "Dragon in the Clouds" conquers Gaotangzhou in a battle of magic 52 "Flea on a Drum" steals the armour 53 Defeating the chain-linked cavalry 54 Song Jiang braves danger by crossing three mountains 55 Wu Yong risks his life to persuade the Tigers 56 The three mountains submit to the Marsh 57 Attacking the Zeng Family Fortress at night 58 Heavenly King Chao is wounded by an arrow 59 "Resourceful Wizard" wins over "Jade Unicorn" by cunning 60 Lu Junyi hits Yan Qing by mistake 61 Shi Xiu risks his life to storm the execution ground 62 Song Jiang attacks Daming Prefecture 63 "Female Tiger" sends a letter by night 64 "Great Blade" discusses conquering Liangshan Marsh 65 "Divine Physician" An Daoquan heals Song Jiang 66 "Timely Rain" gives up his place to "Jade Unicorn" 67 Lu Junyi captures Shi Wengong 68 Song Gongming righteously releases "General of Double Spears" 69 "Featherless Arrow" defeats the heroes with flying stones 70 The Grand Assembly of the heroes of Liangshan Marsh 71 "Black Whirlwind" tears down the yellow banner in anger 72 Li Kui admits his mistake 73 Yan Qing's leitai match 74 Li Kui becomes a magistrate in Shouzhang County 75 The Ruan brothers make fun of the imperial envoy 76 The Five Tiger Generals defeat Tong Guan 77 The heroes taunt Marshal Gao 78 Capturing Gao Qiu in the marine battle 79 The heroes of Liangshan Marsh are granted amnesty 80 Yan Qing bids Li Shishi farewell 81 The male and female "Featherless Arrow"s encounter each other at Fangyan Mountain 82 The heroes attack Fang La 83 Zhang Shun's death at Yongjin Gate 84 Wu Song captures Fang La with one arm 85 Song Gongming returns to his hometown in glory 86 Loyalty and righteousness reach high to the sky

Cast Liangshan heroes

Others

Soundtrack

The music for the series was composed by Zhou Zhiyong ().

Track list # Track title Artist Notes 1 "Four Seas" Coco Lee Ending theme song of the Taiwanese release 2 "After You Left" Chu Rui Ending theme song 3 "Wine and Beauty" Liu Yiduo 4 "Countless Brothers" Jing Gangshan Opening theme song 5 "Oath of the Four Seas" Mao Amin Ending theme song 6 "Melodies of the Qin" Zhao Xiaoxia 7 "List of Mountains" Chu Rui 8 "Deep Emotions Theme" China National Symphony Orchestra 9 "Heroes' Feelings" Song Fei 10 "Chivalrous Passion" China National Symphony Orchestra 11 "Homeland" Gao Guanlin (sanxian) / Niu Changhong (banhu) 12 "Liangshan Marsh" Sun Hao / He Jiayi / Ding Guagua 13 "Tunes from Lu" China National Symphony Orchestra 14 "Heroes Shed Tears Too" China National Symphony Orchestra 15 "Heroes Endure Humiliation But Do Not Yield" China National Symphony Orchestra 16 "After You Left" Hu Dong Ending theme song 17 "Men's Arms and Shoulders" Liu Yunzhi (violin) / Song Fei (dihu) 18 "Safety in a Dangerous Situation" China National Symphony Orchestra

Hong Kong release The Hong Kong release features a different opening and ending theme song from the original version. Both are sung in Cantonese.

# Track title Artist Notes 1 "Walk Heaven's Path Together" Hubert Wu Opening theme song 2 "Drifting Blossoms" Hubert Wu Ending theme song

Broadcasts Region Network Dates Timings Hong Kong High Definition Jade 4 May 2011 23:45 - 00:45 on weekdays Taiwan China Television 25 July 2011 20:00 - 22:00 on weekdays Taiwan NTV Variety 29 August 2011 20:00 - 21:00 on weekdays Mainland China Anhui Satellite Channel 2 August - 10 September 2011 19:31 - 21:16 daily Mainland China Tianjin Satellite Channel 2 August - 10 September 2011 19:30 - 21:15 daily Mainland China Shandong Satellite Channel 2 August - 10 September 2011 19:31 - 21:15 daily Mainland China Dragon Television 2 August - 10 September 2011 19:31 - 21:12 daily

Re-broadcasts Region Network Dates Timings Mainland China Tianjin Satellite Channel 12 September 2011 19:30 - 21:15 daily Mainland China Shandong Satellite Channel 12 September 2011 19:31 - 21:15 daily Mainland China Dragon Television 12 September 2011 19:31 - 21:12 daily

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. 《水浒》延期开机吴子牛改拍《大瓷商》 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 the director, but he also expressed confidence in Kuk. 新版《水浒》昨日开机 吴子牛下鞠觉亮上

There were rumours that Fan Bingbing would be portraying Pan Jinlian. However, during the opening ceremony, Fan's spokesperson denied those claims 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 her own company is involved in. 范冰冰称绝对不演潘金莲 指剧组借机炒作 Zheng Shuang, who played Hu Sanniang in The Water Margin (1997), also expressed interest in taking on the (more challenging) role of Pan Jinlian. 新版《水浒》郑爽不演扈三娘 有意挑战潘金莲 However, Gan Tingting was eventually cast as Pan Jinlian. 新《水浒》亮出演员阵容 甘婷婷爆冷出演潘金莲

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. 吴樾新照曝光 传为新《水浒》林冲造型

There were rumours that Deng Chao, Nie Yuan, Tong Dawei and Huang Xiaoming are part of the cast. Huang, who was initially a popular choice for the role of Yan Qing, 冠军宝玉张迪演燕青 黄晓明无缘新版《水浒》 claimed that he did not receive any notice and is unable to join the project due to his schedule. 吴子牛打造文武双全的宋江 邓超聂远争演西门庆 Deng was considered by Wu Ziniu for playing Song Jiang. 聂远确定出演林冲 吴子牛看好邓超演宋江 Nie was initially confirmed to portray Lin Chong, but an online poll found that Nie ranked behind another actor, Yu Bo (), in terms of popularity for playing Lin Chong, even though the poll was not a factor in determining which actor would be cast. 聂远演林冲引发质疑 剧组表态网上票选只是参考 Both Nie and Deng had expressed interest in taking on the role of Ximen Qing.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2011 3rd China TV Drama Awards Best Television Series Best Character Zhang Hanyu Best New Actress Bobo Gan Best Original Soundtrack Jing Gangshan

See also The Water Margin (film) The Water Margin (1973 TV series) Outlaws of the Marsh (TV series) The Water Margin (1998 TV series)

References

External links All Men Are Brothers on Sina.com