The Ginger Tree
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.
Created by Christopher Hampton
Cast
Samantha Bond
Mary MacKenzie
4 episodes
Daisuke Ryū
Count Kentaro Kurihama
4 episodes
Fumi Dan
Baroness Aiko Onnodera
3 episodes
Joanna McCallum
Alicia Bassett-Hill
3 episodes
Adrian Rawlins
Captain Richard Collingsworth
2 episodes
Nicholas Le Prevost
Sir Claude MacDonald
2 episodes
Cécile Paoli
Isabelle de Chamonpierre
2 episodes
Noriko Aida
Misao
2 episodes
Shigeru Muroi
Minagawa
2 episodes
Mari Shirato
Countess Kurihama
2 episodes
Carol Starks
Margaret Blair
1 episode
Nicholas Farrell
Father Anthony
1 episode
Oliver Parker
Michael Evans
1 episode
Jean Badin
Armand de Chamonpierre
1 episode
Kwong Chee Leong
Yao Tsu
1 episode
Togo Igawa
Yoshio Nomura
1 episode
Toshie Ogura
Fukuda
1 episode
Hiroshi Iyo
Dr Ikeda
1 episode
Tetsuro Tamba
Hirushi Tsushima
1 episode
Takashi Sasano
Hinobe
1 episode
Kae Shimada
Mrs Yamanuchi
1 episode
Nanako Tsukamoto
Miss Arima
1 episode
Toshi Shioya
Akira Suzuki
1 episode
Colin Stinton
Bob Dale
1 episode
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Marilyn Hall, Rebecca Eaton, Naonori Kawamura, Alan Shallcross
- Music
- Dominic Muldowney
Seasons
Miniseries
1989 · 4 eps
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