The Ginger Tree

Name: The Ginger Tree
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-11-26
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryū

5.7First aired 1989-11-26Last aired 1989-12-17Status: Ended

Drama

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Networks: BBC One

Overview

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.