Island of Loves
1982
170 min
⭐ 6.4/10
8 votes
Overview
This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China. The writer married a Chinese woman after he left his wife and family to go live in Macao. Later, he moved to Japan where he fell in love with a Japanese woman, staying in Japan for the rest of his life. Mixed in with the career and loves of Moraes is the history of Portugal at home and in its colonies.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
- Portugal
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
- Portuguese pt
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Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra
Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana
Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte
Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo
Painter
Paulo Rocha
Camilo Pessanha
Yoshiko Mita
O-Yoné
Atsuko Murakumo
Ko-Haru
Jun Toyokawa
Asataro
Erl Tenni
Atchan
Wang Lai
Chinese mother
Crew
Paulo Rocha
Director
Paulo Rocha
Executive Producer
Etsuko Takano
Executive Producer
Wenceslau de Moraes
Writer
Paulo Rocha
Screenplay
Paulo Rocha
Producer
Paulo Brandão
Music
Etsuko Takano
Producer
Backdrops
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