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64% Critic Match
The Wind Cannot Read
“LOVE THAT WAS FORBIDDEN . . . but could not be denied!”
6.4 / 10• 1958• 1h 55m•NR• English
RomanceDramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dirk Bogarde
Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
Lead
Yoko Tani
Sabbi
John Fraser
Peter Munroe
Anthony Bushell
Brigadier
Marne Maitland
Bahadur
Michael Medwin
Officer Lamb
Richard Leech
Hobson
Tony Wager
Moss
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ralph Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Wind Cannot Read is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
