Movie: The Wind Cannot Read

Top 10 Billed Cast

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde

Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn

Yoko Tani
Yoko Tani

Sabbi

John Fraser
John Fraser

Peter Munroe

Anthony Bushell
Anthony Bushell

Brigadier

Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland

Bahadur

Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin

Officer Lamb

Richard Leech
Richard Leech

Hobson

Tony Wager
Tony Wager

Moss

Tadashi Ikeda
Tadashi Ikeda

Itsumi San

Heihachirō Ōkawa
ヘンリー大川

Lieutenant Nakamura

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1958-06-10

  • Average

    6.208

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    LOVE THAT WAS FORBIDDEN . . . but could not be denied!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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