The Wind Cannot Read(1958)
LOVE THAT WAS FORBIDDEN . . . but could not be denied!
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Ralph Thomas
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
Yoko Tani
Sabbi
John Fraser
Peter Munroe
Anthony Bushell
Brigadier
Marne Maitland
Bahadur
Michael Medwin
Officer Lamb
Richard Leech
Hobson
Tony Wager
Moss
Tadashi Ikeda
Itsumi San
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Lieutenant Nakamura
Yōichi Matsue
Corporal Mori
Donald Pleasence
Doctor
Avice Landone
Second nurse
Ronald Lewis
Fenwick
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The Wind Cannot Read was released in 1958.
How long is The Wind Cannot Read?+
The Wind Cannot Read runs for 115 minutes (1 hour and 55 minutes).
Who directed The Wind Cannot Read?+
The Wind Cannot Read was directed by Ralph Thomas.
Who stars in The Wind Cannot Read?+
The Wind Cannot Read stars Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, John Fraser, Anthony Bushell and Marne Maitland.
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