The Wind Cannot Read
1958 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 401 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Thomas
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,255 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:48 Gun seems all right. Let's try a new mag.
00:08:16 Whose sex I can guess.
00:12:29 Those blasted jackals.
00:16:22 I say, please, a little subtlety.
00:19:39 - Is it? - Yes.
00:22:59 And here... water flowed.
00:27:01 Over there.
00:30:56 You've probably got Delhi belly.
00:34:11 Such awful rubbish.
00:37:44 Just that.
00:43:02 And you've got a very funny nose.
00:45:56 lt is nice to see you back from hospital.
00:53:36 Oh, darling!
00:58:36 Anybody?
01:01:39 This unthinkable blasted service. They'd never give you permission.
01:05:02 Co-rorr-aly.
01:08:23 Second, by the way, was Michael Quinn.
01:12:44 Ano ne...
01:16:43 Thank you, sir.
01:22:55 I only reached the front yesterday.
01:27:56 Well... while she could.
01:35:07 I know already.
01:41:34 100% sure now.
01:47:12 All my life.
Cast & Characters
Dirk Bogarde
Flight Lieutenant Michael Quinn
Yôko Tani
'Sabby' [Suzuki San]
Ronald Lewis
Squadron Leader Fenwick
John Fraser
Flying Officer Peter Munroe
Anthony Bushell
The Brigadier
Marne Maitland
Bahadur
Michael Medwin
Flying Officer Lamb
Richard Leech
Hobson
Tony Wager
Moss
Tadashi Ikeda
Itsumi San
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,255
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:02:48
Final line01:47:12
Production Record
DirectorRalph Thomas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes401