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Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra

Luís Miguel Cintra

Wenceslau de Moraes

Clara Joana

Clara Joana

Isabel / Vénus

Zita Duarte

Zita Duarte

Francesca

Jorge Silva Melo

Jorge Silva Melo

Painter

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Camilo Pessanha

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

O-Yoné

Atsuko Murakumo

Atsuko Murakumo

Ko-Haru

Jun Toyokawa

Jun Toyokawa

Asataro

Erl Tenni

Erl Tenni

Atchan

Wang Lai

Wang Lai

Chinese mother

Crew

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Director

João de Almeida

João de Almeida

Gaffer

Júlia Buisel

Júlia Buisel

Production Secretary

Etsuko Takano

Etsuko Takano

Executive Producer

Tai Jung Kok

Tai Jung Kok

Dialogue

José Mazeda

José Mazeda

Production Assistant

Luiza Neto Jorge

Luiza Neto Jorge

Dialogue

João Garção Borges

João Garção Borges

Production Assistant

Vasco Sequeira

Vasco Sequeira

Electrician

Moriaki Watanabe

Moriaki Watanabe

Dialogue

Gabriela Mesquita

Gabriela Mesquita

Production Secretary

J. Freitas Casaca

J. Freitas Casaca

Production Secretary

Ricardo Cordeiro

Ricardo Cordeiro

Production Assistant

Carlos Sequeira

Carlos Sequeira

Electrician

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Executive Producer

Sumiko Haneda

Sumiko Haneda

Dialogue

João Bénard da Costa

João Bénard da Costa

Production Assistant

Pedro Caldas

Pedro Caldas

Sound Director

Camilo Azevedo

Camilo Azevedo

Assistant Director

Takahashi Koizumi

Takahashi Koizumi

Assistant Director

Jorge Caldas

Jorge Caldas

Sound Assistant

Yuji Hiyoshi

Yuji Hiyoshi

Sound Director

Manuel Carlos da Silva

Manuel Carlos da Silva

Gaffer

João Diogo

João Diogo

Sound Recordist

M. Asao

M. Asao

Assistant Director

Norio Watanabe

Norio Watanabe

Assistant Director

Emílio Castro

Emílio Castro

Gaffer

Maria Paola Porru

Maria Paola Porru

Sound Director

Batica

Batica

Production Design

Batica

Batica

Costume Design

Cristina Reis

Cristina Reis

Costume Design

Wenceslau de Moraes

Wenceslau de Moraes

Writer

Elso Roque

Elso Roque

Director of Photography

Acácio de Almeida

Acácio de Almeida

Director of Photography

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Production Design

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Screenplay

Paulo Brandão

Paulo Brandão

Music

Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Producer

Kōzō Okazaki

Kōzō Okazaki

Director of Photography

Cristina Reis

Cristina Reis

Production Design

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Takeharu Sakaguchi

Costume Design

Etsuko Takano

Etsuko Takano

Producer

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Island of Loves

19826.4 / 10170 min
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.