The Ginger Tree

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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.

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Languages: English

Starring Cast: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryū

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Samantha Bond

Mary MacKenzie

Daisuke Ryū

Count Kentaro Kurihama

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