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The Wind Cannot Read
UNITED KINGDOM · 1958

The Wind Cannot Read

Ralph Thomas
forbidden romance cross-cultural conflict wartime prejudice language barrier social disapproval
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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.

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