The Ginger Tree (1989)★ 8.1/10
- Drama
Directed by: Anthony Garner, Morimasa Matsumoto
Written by: Christopher Hampton, Oswald Wynd
Young Scotswoman marries diplomat fiance in 1903 Manchuria war zone. Disenchanted, she bears son with married Japanese nobleman Count Kentaro. Carves life in Japanese society despite hardships as Westerner and woman.
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Cast & crew
Samantha BondMary MacKenzie
Daisuke RyûCount Kentaro Kurihama
Fumi DanBaroness Aiko Onnodera
Joanna McCallumAlicia Bassett-Hill
Adrian RawlinsCaptain Richard CollingsworthCécile PaoliIsabelle de ChamonpierreShigeru MuroiMinagawaHironori WadaTaro (3 Months Old)
Noriko AidaMisaoMari ShiratoCountess Kurihama
Nicholas Le PrevostSir Claude MacDonaldCarol StarksMargaret BlairSaike KoikeKomoro
Togo IgawaYoshio Nomura
Tetsurô TanbaHirushi Tsushima
Yoshinori YamamotoJapanese SoldierNatsue IchkawaToba
Nicholas FarrellFather AnthonyTakashi SasanoHinobe
Oliver ParkerMichael EvansSatoru SaitôKatsugiToshie OguraFukudaKae ShimadaMrs. YamanuchiJean BadinArmand de ChamonpierreNanako TsukamotoMiss ArimaHiroshi IyoDr. Ikeda
Eiji KusuharaTakashi MaruyamaHaruko SatsukiMrs. KatsuraToshi ShioyaAkira SuzukiKwong Chee LeongYao TsuShikan NakamuraShigenoi (Kabuki Mother)
Kankurô NakamuraSankichi (Kabuki Child)Iya IhibangaseTaro (as a baby)
Colin StintonBob DaleTakeshi ŌbayashiTakashi OkamotoWataru SakamotoTaro (3 Months Old)Barbara BarnesEmma Lou DaleRyôta Sakanishi1st Deportation OfficerEddie Yeoh2nd Deportation OfficerRyan ColemanRichard Dale (3 Months Old)Michael GodleyPurserRyan Le NeveuBob Dale Jr.Chisato MatsuokaStore Attendant
Harry Burton1st Secretary British Embassy
Ken'ichi YajimaCaptain Nobushige OzakiRichard NowackiCharles DaleAlexander DavenportRichard Dale (3 Years Old)Billie TrubridgeDaniel DaleDavid LomasRussian Officer