Morimasa Matsumoto
Director
The Ginger Tree (1989)
Miniseries
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.
Released Nov. 26, 1989
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.japan, tmdb.army, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.miniseries, imdb.mother-child-separation, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series + 8 more, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.costume, imdb.based-on-novel, tmdb.mother-child-separation, imdb.japan, imdb.epic, imdb.army
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
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.
Nov. 26, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...
Dec. 3, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.
Dec. 10, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
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.
Dec. 17, 1989, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Nov. 26, 1989
Last Air Date: Dec. 17, 1989, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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