Island of Loves

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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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Languages: Portuguese, Japanese

Director: Paulo Rocha

Starring Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra, Clara Joana, Zita Duarte, Jorge Silva Melo, Paulo Rocha, Yoshiko Mita

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

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