Island of Loves (1982)

Island of Loves (1982)

1982-06-08 Japan, Portugal 170 Min. PG-13
6.4 7 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.

Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra is Wenceslau de Moraes
Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana is Isabel / Vénus
Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte is Francesca
Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo is Painter
Painter
Paulo Rocha is Camilo Pessanha
Camilo Pessanha
三田佳子 is O-Yoné
O-Yoné
Atsuko Murakumo is Ko-Haru
Ko-Haru
Jun Toyokawa is Asataro
Asataro
Erl Tenni is Atchan
Atchan
Wang Lai is Chinese mother
Chinese mother

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