The Ginger Tree
Brief Synopsis
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A four-part drama telling the story of a married Scots woman who has an illegitimate son by a Japanese general. He takes the infant from her and has the baby given for adoption into a Japanese family. Spanning 30 years, the drama traces the mother's story set against the background of the growing mi
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Garner
Director
Yoshinori Yamamoto
Togo Igawa
Noriko Aida
Colin Stinton
Sasano Takashi
Film Details
Also Known As
Ginger Tree, Masterpiece Theatre (10/14/90)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A four-part drama telling the story of a married Scots woman who has an illegitimate son by a Japanese general. He takes the infant from her and has the baby given for adoption into a Japanese family. Spanning 30 years, the drama traces the mother's story set against the background of the growing military and political tensions in Japanese life, culminating in the outbreak of World War II.
Cast
Yoshinori Yamamoto
Togo Igawa
Noriko Aida
Colin Stinton
Sasano Takashi
Adrian Rawlins
Cecile Paoli
Toshi Sioya
Kenichi Yajima
Jean Bodan
Daisuke Ryu
Shigeru Murioi
Samantha Bond
Fumi Dan
Joanna Mccallum
Toshie Ogura
Barbara Barnes-hopkins
Alistair Cooke
Crew
Todd Austin
Assistant Director
Di Baldwin
Production Assistant
Michael Burdie
Costume Designer
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Ron Green
Director Of Photography
Marilyn Hall
Executive Producer
Christopher Hampton
Writer
Nick Hawkins
Associate Producer
Thelma Helsby
Production Assistant
Tim Ironside-wood
Producer
Andrew Jack
Dialogue Coach
Naonori Kawamura
Executive Producer
Colin Ludlow
Editor
Morimasa Natsumoto
Production
Richard Philipps
Technical Coordinator
Kate Power
Assistant Director
Hiromi Saito
Production Designer
Alan Shallcross
Executive Producer
Brendan Shore
Sound
P J Simpson
Assistant Director
Tony Smith
Assistant Director
Hiroyuki Takazawa
Producer
Clive Thomas
Lighting Director
Christine Walmesley-cotham
Makeup
Oswald Wynd
Source Material (From Novel)
Michael Young
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Ginger Tree, Masterpiece Theatre (10/14/90)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
