COLLECTION · Series · 1989

The Ginger Tree

Name: The Ginger Tree
Genre: Drama
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 5.7

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.

Source: TMDB

* 5.7 (3)DramaUnited Kingdom · Japan

Creators

Christopher Hampton

Countries

United Kingdom · Japan · United States

Studios

BBC One · BBC · NHK · Hallet Street · GBH

Runtime

50 min/ep

Release

26/11/1989

Score

5.7 / 10 (3)

Where to watch

Loading providers…

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

4 episodes · 1989

Episode 1. Part 1

1989-11-26 · 50 min

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.

Episode 2. Part 2

1989-12-03 · 50 min

Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...

Episode 3. Part 3

1989-12-10 · 50 min

On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.

Episode 4. Part 4

1989-12-17 · 50 min

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…

Cast by season

Samantha Bond

Mary MacKenzie

Daisuke Ryū

Count Kentaro Kurihama

Comments

…

Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookworld war imanchuriadiplomatarmyminiserieswar zonemother child separation1900s