poster

Island of Loves

Drama

6.4

Release Date

June 8, 1982

Duration

170 min

Status

Released

Language

pt

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.

Casts

Luís Miguel Cintra

Wenceslau de Moraes

Luís Miguel Cintra

Clara Joana

Isabel / Vénus

Clara Joana

Zita Duarte

Francesca

Zita Duarte

Jorge Silva Melo

Painter

Jorge Silva Melo

Paulo Rocha

Camilo Pessanha

Paulo Rocha

三田佳子

O-Yoné

三田佳子

Atsuko Murakumo

Ko-Haru

Atsuko Murakumo

Jun Toyokawa

Asataro

Jun Toyokawa

Erl Tenni

Atchan

Erl Tenni

Wang Lai

Chinese mother

Wang Lai

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