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The Ginger Tree
The Ginger Tree

3.5

The Ginger Tree

NR

The Ginger Tree

·1989·4 episodes

Summary

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.

Crew

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Miniseries

Networks:

BBC One

Keywords

japan
based on novel or book
world war ii
army
miniseries
mother child separation