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The Ginger Tree

Original title: The Ginger Tree

Year

1989

Rating

★ 5.7/10

Runtime

50 min

Seasons

1

Genres

Dram

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.

Cast: Samantha Bond, 隆大介