The Ginger Tree
8.1
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Nov 26, 1989
Part 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Dec 3, 1989
Part 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Dec 10, 1989
Part 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Dec 17, 1989
Part 4 Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
31 people
Samantha Bond
Mary MacKenzie
Known for
Downton Abbey
The World Is Not Enough
Daisuke Ryū
Count Kentaro Kurihama
Known for
Ran
Kagemusha
Fumi Dan
Baroness Aiko Onnodera
Known for
After the Rain
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Joanna McCallum
Alicia Bassett-Hill
Also in
Testament of Youth
The Franchise Affair
Adrian Rawlins
Captain Richard Collingsworth
Known for
Chernobyl
The White Princess
Nicholas Le Prevost
Sir Claude MacDonald
Known for
The War of the Worlds
Testament of Youth
Cécile Paoli
Isabelle de Chamonpierre
Known for
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Noriko Aida
Misao
Also in
Torchwood
Body & Soul
Shigeru Muroi
Minagawa
Known for
Whisper of the Heart
Mari Shirato
Countess Kurihama
Also in
Mermaid Legend
Oar
Carol Starks
Margaret Blair
Also in
Family Money
Best of Both Worlds
Nicholas Farrell
Father Anthony
Known for
Bodies
The Diary of Anne Frank
Christopher Hampton Creator · Anthony Garner Director Morimasa Matsumoto Director
Creator Writer
Christopher Hampton
Director
Anthony Garner
Director
Morimasa Matsumoto
Author
Oswald Wynd
Executive producer
Rebecca Eaton
Executive producer
Naonori Kawamura
Executive producer
Alan Shallcross
Composer
Dominic Muldowney
Cinematographer
Ron Green
Editor
Stan Pow
Production designer
Michael Young
Costume designer
Michael Burdle
Total runtime 3h 20m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
November 26, 1989
Final episode
December 17, 1989
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
3h 20m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
NHK
Production
Hallet Street
Production
GBH
Production
United Kingdom · Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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