The Last Emperor
1987/10/04 • $23,800,000 • Released • Chichewa; Nyanja, Mandarin, English, Japanese
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.
Overview
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Director : Bernardo Bertolucci
Casts
John Lone
Pu Yi (Adult)
Joan Chen
Wan Jung
Peter O'Toole
Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Ruocheng Ying
The Governor
Victor Wong
Chen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun
Big Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Amakasu
Maggie Han
Eastern Jewel
Ric Young
Interrogator
Vivian Wu
Wen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Chang
Lisa Lu
Tzu Hsui
Hideo Takamatsu
General Ishikari
Henry O
Lord Chamberlain
Chen Kaige
Captain of Imperial Guard
Constantine Gregory
Oculist
Yu Li
Second High Consort
Zhang Tianmin
Old Tutor
Shi Liang
Republican Officer
Chen Shu
Chang Chinghui
Daxing Zhang
Tough Warder
Cai Hongxiang
Scarface (uncredited)
Glen Murphy
Captain (uncredited)
Biao Wang
Prisoner (uncredited)
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