Island of Loves

06/08/1982

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2hrs 50min

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Drama

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Luís Miguel Cintra
  • Clara Joana
  • Zita Duarte
  • Jorge Silva Melo
  • Paulo Rocha

    Directors

  • Paulo Rocha
  • Sumiko Haneda
  • Takahashi Koizumi
  • M. Asao

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Suma Filmes

    Production Countries

  • Japan
  • Portugal

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese
  • Portuguese