The Ginger Tree
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Christopher Hampton
- November 26, 1989
- Ended
- United Kingdom, Japan, United States of America
- BBC One
- 4
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Seasons
- Miniseries · episodes: 4 · 1989
Cast
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Samantha BondMary MacKenzie -
Daisuke RyūCount Kentaro Kurihama -
Fumi DanBaroness Aiko Onnodera -
Joanna McCallumAlicia Bassett-Hill
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Adrian RawlinsCaptain Richard Collingsworth -
Nicholas Le PrevostSir Claude MacDonald -
Cécile PaoliIsabelle de Chamonpierre -
Noriko AidaMisao
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Shigeru MuroiMinagawa -
Mari ShiratoCountess Kurihama -
Carol StarksMargaret Blair -
Nicholas FarrellFather Anthony
