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The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor
★ 7.6/10•1987•2h 43m•PG-13•Drama•History

1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

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.

Mark Peploe · Screenplay

Bernardo Bertolucci · Director

Bernardo Bertolucci · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 43m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 4, 1987
Budget$23,800,000
Revenue$44,000,000

Actors

John Lone

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

Jade Go

Ar Mo

Fumihiko Ikeda

Yoshioka

Richard Vuu

Pu Yi (3 years)

Tsou Tijger

Pu Yi (8 years)

Tao Wu

Pu Yi (15 years)

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