The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

163 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 4, 1987

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.

The Last Emperor

163 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 4, 1987

The Last Emperor
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Hemdale Film Corporation, Recorded Pictures Company, Soprofilms, TAO Film, Yanco
Original title The Last Emperor
Directors Nicoletta Peyran, Suzanne Durrenberger, Biao Wang, Bernardo Bertolucci
Writers Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Enzo Ungari, Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

John Lone

as Emperor Puyi

Peter O'Toole

as Reginald Fleming Johnston

Joan Chen

as Wang Jung

Vivian Wu

as Wen Hsiu

Dennis Dun

as Big Li

Ruocheng Ying

as Governor

Victor Wong

as Chen Pao Shen

Maggie Han

as Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

as Interrogator

Richard Vuu

as Puyi, Age 3 Years

Tsou Tijger

as Puyi, Age 8 Years

Lisa Lu

as Tzu Hsui

Henry O

as Lord Chamberlain

Constantine Gregory

as Oculist

Yu Li

as Second High Consort

Ryuichi Sakamoto

as Amakasu

Daxing Zhang

as Tough Warder

Chen Kaige

as Captain of Imperial Guard

Fumihiko Ikeda

as Yoshioka

Tao Wu

as Puyi, Age 15 Years

Hideo Takamatsu

as General Ishikari

Basil Pao

as Prince Chun

Shi Liang

as Republican Officer

Chen Shu

as Chang Chinghui

Cai Hongxiang

as Scarface (uncredited)

Glen Murphy

as Captain (uncredited)

Biao Wang

as Prisoner (uncredited)

Jade Go

as Ar Mo

Zhang Tianmin

as Old Tutor (as Zhang Tianmin)