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.
Year: 1989
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom, Japan, United States of America
Studio: BBC One
Director: Christopher Hampton
Cast: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryū
Crew: Oswald Wynd (Novel), Timothy Ironside-Wood (Producer), Alan Shallcross (Executive Producer), Naonori Kawamura (Executive Producer), Marilyn Hall (Executive Producer), Rebecca Eaton (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 26, 1989
Last Air date: Dec 17, 1989
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 5.70/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 1.3494
Language: English
Keyword : japan, based on novel or book, world war i, manchuria, diplomat, army, miniseries, war zone, mother child separation, 1900s
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