The Last Emperor
October 4, 1987
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...More
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.
Cast and crew
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Bernardo Bertolucci
Director
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
JG
Jade Go
Ar Mo
FI
Fumihiko Ikeda
Yoshioka
RV
Richard Vuu
Pu Yi (3 years)
TT
Tsou Tijger
Pu Yi (8 years)
TW
Tao Wu
Pu Yi (15 years)
GF
Guang Fan
Pu Chieh (Adult)
HK
Henry Kyi
Pu Chieh (7 years)
ARI
Alvin Riley III
Pu Chieh (14 years)
Lisa Lu
Tzu Hsui
Hideo Takamatsu
General Ishikari
HT
Hajime Tachibana
Japanese Translator
BP
Basil Pao
Prince Chun
Henry O
Lord Chamberlain
Chen Kaige
Captain of Imperial Guard
LZ
Liangbin Zhang
Big Foot
WH
Wenjie Huang
Hunchback
DL
Dong Liang
Lady Aisin-Gioro
ZD
Zhendong Dong
Old Doctor
JD
Jiechen Dong
Doctor
Constantine Gregory
Oculist
HS
Huaikuei Soong
Lung Yu
RS
Ruzhen Shao
First High Consort
Yu Li
Second High Consort
GL
Guangli Li
Third High Consort
CX
Chunqing Xu
Grey Eyes
Zhang Tianmin
Old Tutor
HL
Hongnian Luo
Sleeping Old Tutor
SY
Shihong Yu
Hsiao Hsiu
JW
Jun Wu
Wen Hsiu (12 years)
LH
Lucia Hwong
Lady of the Book
JC
Jingping Cui
Lady of the Pen
Shi Liang
Republican Officer
JG
Junguo Gu
Tang
XT
Xu Tongrui
Captain of Feng's Army
FL
Fusheng Li
Minister of Trade
Chen Shu
Chang Chinghui
SC
Shuyan Cheng
Lady Hiro Saga
Daxing Zhang
Tough Warder
RZ
Ruigang Zu
Second Warder
YJ
Yuan Jin
Party Boss
AI
Akira Ikuta
Japanese Doctor
MV
Michael Vermaaten
American
MS
Matthew Spender
Englishman
Cai Hongxiang
Scarface (uncredited)
Glen Murphy
Captain (uncredited)
Biao Wang
Prisoner (uncredited)