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The Ginger Tree (1989)

1 season4 episodes240 min per episode★ 8.1 · 164 votes

• Drama

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.

First aired

November 26, 1989

Last episode

December 17, 1989

Network

BBC One

Country of origin

United Kingdom