The Ginger Tree
First aired on Nov 26, 1989
40%
Genres: Drama
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married Japanese nobleman, Count Kentaro Kurihama, and bears him a son. She carves out a life for herself in Japanese society, despite the hardships and ostracism she faces as both a Westerner and a woman.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Samantha Bond | Mary MacKenzie
Daisuke Ryū | Count Kentaro Kurihama
Adrian Rawlins | Captain Richard Collingsworth
Fumi Dan | Baroness Aiko Onnodera
Joanna McCallum | Alicia Bassett-Hill
Nicholas Le Prevost | Sir Claude MacDonald
Featured Crew
Anthony Garner | Director
Christopher Hampton | Writer
Morimasa Matsumoto | Director
Oswald Wynd | Author
