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The Last Emperor

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

1987 · PG-13 · 2h 43m

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

7.6

TMDB audience score
2,026 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • 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

  • 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)

  • Guang Fan
    Pu Chieh (Adult)

  • Henry Kyi
    Pu Chieh (7 years)