The Wind Cannot Read
1958, English. Directed by Ralph Thomas.
LOVE THAT WAS FORBIDDEN . . . but could not be denied!
A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ralph ThomasDirector
- Dirk BogardeFlight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
- Yoko TaniSabbi
- John FraserPeter Munroe
- Anthony BushellBrigadier
- Marne MaitlandBahadur
- Michael MedwinOfficer Lamb
- Richard LeechHobson
- Tony WagerMoss
- Tadashi IkedaItsumi San
- Heihachirō ŌkawaLieutenant Nakamura
- Yōichi MatsueCorporal Mori
- Donald PleasenceDoctor
Details
- Released
- 10 June 1958
- Country
- United Kingdom
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The Wind Cannot Read runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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Who directed The Wind Cannot Read?
The Wind Cannot Read (1958) was directed by Ralph Thomas and stars Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, John Fraser.