Island of Loves (1982)
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.
Director:
Paulo Rocha
Writer:
Paulo Rocha
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Wenceslau de Moraes |
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Clara Joana as Isabel / Vénus |
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Zita Duarte as Francesca |
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Jorge Silva Melo as Painter |
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Paulo Rocha as Camilo Pessanha |
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Yoshiko Mita as O-Yoné |
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Atsuko Murakumo as Ko-Haru |
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Jun Toyokawa as Asataro |
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Erl Tenni as Atchan |
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Wang Lai as Chinese mother |
| Directing | Paulo Rocha | Director |
| Lighting | João de Almeida | Gaffer |
| Production | Júlia Buisel | Production Secretary |
| Production | Etsuko Takano | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tai Jung Kok | Dialogue |
| Production | José Mazeda | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Luiza Neto Jorge | Dialogue |
| Production | João Garção Borges | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Vasco Sequeira | Electrician |
| Writing | Moriaki Watanabe | Dialogue |
| Production | Gabriela Mesquita | Production Secretary |
| Production | J. Freitas Casaca | Production Secretary |
| Production | Ricardo Cordeiro | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Carlos Sequeira | Electrician |
| Production | Paulo Rocha | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Sumiko Haneda | Dialogue |
| Production | João Bénard da Costa | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Pedro Caldas | Sound Director |
| Directing | Camilo Azevedo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Takahashi Koizumi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jorge Caldas | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Yuji Hiyoshi | Sound Director |
| Lighting | Manuel Carlos da Silva | Gaffer |
| Sound | João Diogo | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | M. Asao | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Norio Watanabe | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Emílio Castro | Gaffer |
| Sound | Maria Paola Porru | Sound Director |
| Art | Batica | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Batica | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Reis | Costume Design |
| Writing | Wenceslau de Moraes | Writer |
| Camera | Elso Roque | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Acácio de Almeida | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takeharu Sakaguchi | Production Design |
| Writing | Paulo Rocha | Screenplay |
| Sound | Paulo Brandão | Music |
| Production | Paulo Rocha | Producer |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Cristina Reis | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Takeharu Sakaguchi | Costume Design |
| Production | Etsuko Takano | Producer |