The Ginger Tree (1989)

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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.

1989

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The Ginger Tree: Season 1 - 4 Episode s

1x1 - Episode 1
November 26, 1989
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.
1x2 - Episode 2
December 3, 1989
Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...
1x3 - Episode 3
December 10, 1989
On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.
1x4 - Episode 4
December 17, 1989
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 visit from Isabelle de Chamonpierre who tries to persuade her to return to Europe.

The Ginger Tree: 1 Season

S1: Miniseries
4 Episode s

Actors in The Ginger Tree

Samantha Bond
Mary MacKenzie
Daisuke Ryū
Count Kentaro Kurihama
Adrian Rawlins
Captain Richard Collingsworth
Fumi Dan
Baroness Aiko Onnodera
Joanna McCallum
Alicia Bassett-Hill
Nicholas Le Prevost
Sir Claude MacDonald
Nicholas Farrell
Father Anthony
Colin Stinton
Bob Dale

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1x1 - Episode 1

1x2 - Episode 2

1x3 - Episode 3

1x4 - Episode 4

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Samantha Bond

Daisuke Ryū

Adrian Rawlins

Fumi Dan

Joanna McCallum

Nicholas Le Prevost

Nicholas Farrell

Colin Stinton

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

Holocaust

Holocaust

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Small Island

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The Winds of War

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The Jewel in the Crown

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A Dance to the Music of Time

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Hitori Shizuka

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Once an Eagle

Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi

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The Last Convertible