TV series

The Ginger Tree

Name: The Ginger Tree
Released: 1989
Cast: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryū

1989· 1 season· 50 min episodes★ 5.7Ended

On BBC One — From BBC · NHK

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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.

Themes

japan based on novel or book world war i manchuria diplomat army miniseries war zone mother child separation 1900s

Episodes

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E1 Part 1Next upNov 26, 1989 · 50 min
Synopsis
1903: Mary Mackenzie makes an epic journey to Manchuria to wed her dashing fiance Richard Collingsworth. But the region is on the brink of war, and Mary's life proves very different from what she imagined.
Guest stars: Adrian Rawlins (Captain Richard Collingsworth), Nicholas Le Prevost (Sir Claude MacDonald), Cécile Paoli (Isabelle de Chamonpierre), Carol Starks (Margaret Blair), Nicholas Farrell (Father Anthony), Oliver Parker (Michael Evans), Jean Badin (Armand de Chamonpierre), Kwong Chee Leong (Yao Tsu)
E2 Part 2Dec 3, 1989 · 50 min
Synopsis
Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...
Guest stars: Fumi Dan (Baroness Aiko Onnodera), Joanna McCallum (Alicia Bassett-Hill), Adrian Rawlins (Captain Richard Collingsworth), Nicholas Le Prevost (Sir Claude MacDonald), Noriko Aida (Misao), Togo Igawa (Yoshio Nomura), Toshie Ogura (Fukuda), Hiroshi Iyo (Dr Ikeda)
E3 Part 3Dec 10, 1989 · 50 min
Synopsis
On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.
Guest stars: Fumi Dan (Baroness Aiko Onnodera), Joanna McCallum (Alicia Bassett-Hill), Shigeru Muroi (Minagawa), Mari Shirato (Countess Kurihama), Tetsuro Tamba (Hirushi Tsushima), Takashi Sasano (Hinobe), Kae Shimada (Mrs Yamanuchi), Nanako Tsukamoto (Miss Arima)
E4 Part 4Dec 17, 1989 · 50 min
Synopsis
Although resigned to never finding her son, Mary has remained in Japan and is now an extremely successful businesswoman. But with war brewing in Asia, Mary finds her position as a foreigner growing increasingly difficult. Mary receives a visit from Isabelle de Chamonpierre who tries to persuade her to return to Europe.
Guest stars: Fumi Dan (Baroness Aiko Onnodera), Joanna McCallum (Alicia Bassett-Hill), Cécile Paoli (Isabelle de Chamonpierre), Noriko Aida (Misao), Shigeru Muroi (Minagawa), Mari Shirato (Countess Kurihama), Sakae Koike (Komoro), Natsue Ichikawa (Toba)