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The Ginger Tree is a BBC's four-part TV adaptation, based on Oswald Wynd's novel of the same name, adapted by Christopher Hampton and directed by Anthony Garner and Morimasa Matsumoto. Originally aired on BBC1 from 26 November to 17 December 1989, starring Samantha Bond as Mary MacKenzie, Daisuke Ryu as Count Kentaro Kurihama and Adrian Rawlins as Captain Richard Collingsworth.
Original Release
11/26/1989 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Samantha Bond | Mary MacKenzie |
| Daisuke Ryu | Count Kentaro Kurihama |
| Fumi Dan | Baroness Aiko Onnodera |
| Joanna McCallum | Alicia Bassett-Hill |
| Adrian Rawlins | Captain Richard Collingsworth |
| Cécile Paoli | Isabelle de Chamonpierre |
| Shigeru Muroi | Minagawa |
| Hironori Wada | Taro (3 Months Old) |
| Noriko Aida | Misao |
| Mari Shirato | Countess Kurihama |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 26 November 1989 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 03 December 1989 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 10 December 1989 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 17 December 1989 |
Directors
Morimasa Matsumoto, Anthony Garner
Writers
Christopher Hampton, Oswald Wynd
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Samantha Bond | Mary MacKenzie |
| Daisuke Ryu | Count Kentaro Kurihama |
| Fumi Dan | Baroness Aiko Onnodera |
| Joanna McCallum | Alicia Bassett-Hill |
| Adrian Rawlins | Captain Richard Collingsworth |
| Cécile Paoli | Isabelle de Chamonpierre |
| Shigeru Muroi | Minagawa |
| Hironori Wada | Taro (3 Months Old) |
| Noriko Aida | Misao |
| Mari Shirato | Countess Kurihama |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | Sir Claude MacDonald |
| Carol Starks | Margaret Blair |
| Saike Koike | Komoro |
| Togo Igawa | Yoshio Nomura |
| Tetsuro Tanba | Hirushi Tsushima |
| Yoshinori Yamamoto | Japanese Soldier |
| Natsue Ichkawa | Toba |
| Nicholas Farrell | Father Anthony |
| Takashi Sasano | Hinobe |
| Oliver Parker | Michael Evans |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Juliet Gitterman | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Marilyn Hall | Executive Producer |
| Alan Shallcross | Executive Producer |
| Naonori Kawamura | Executive Producer |
| Nick Hawkins | Producer |
| Timothy Ironside-Wood | Producer |
