Island of Loves
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Released: Jun 8, 1982
Runtime: 2h 50m
Rating: ⭐ 6.4 / 10
Drama
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.
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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