A Ilha dos Amores
A Ilha dos Amores is a 1982 Portuguese-Japanese drama film directed by Paulo Rocha. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
The film follows the life and loves of Portuguese writer and Navy officer Wenceslau de Moraes in Macau and Japan. The filmmaker plays the role of poet Camilo Pessanha.
The film is structured following The Nine Songs by the Chinese poet Qu Yuan.
Cast
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Wenceslau de Moraes
- Clara Joana as Isabel / Venus
- Zita Duarte as Francesca
- Jorge Silva Melo as Painter
- Paulo Rocha as Camilo Pessanha
- Yoshiko Mita as O-Yoné
- Atsuko Murakumo as Ko-Haru
- Jun Toyokawa as Asatarô
- Erl Tenni as Atchan
- Lai Wang as Chinese mother