(The Ginger Tree)

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.

Countries:

United Kingdom,

Japan,

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Networks:

BBC One

Year:

1989

Production companies:

BBC,

NHK,

Hallet Street,

GBH

Actors:

Mary MacKenzie

Count Kentaro Kurihama

Crews:

Novel

Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer