The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
Release: 1987-10-04
·Runtime: 163m
·★ 7.6
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Italy
China
United Kingdom
France
Production Companies
Soprofilms
TAO Film
Yanco
Recorded Picture Company
Columbia Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Henry O
as Lord Chamberlain
Chen Shu
as Chang Chinghui
Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Amakasu
Maggie Han
as Eastern Jewel
Hideo Takamatsu
as General Ishikari
John Lone
as Pu Yi (Adult)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Chang
Joan Chen
as Wan Jung
Constantine Gregory
as Oculist
Daxing Zhang
as Tough Warder
Biao Wang
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
as Chen Pao Shen
Yu Li
as Second High Consort
Ruocheng Ying
as The Governor
Glen Murphy
as Captain (uncredited)
Chen Kaige
as Captain of Imperial Guard
Zhang Tianmin
as Old Tutor
Shi Liang
as Republican Officer
Peter O'Toole
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Lisa Lu
as Tzu Hsui
Dennis Dun
as Big Li
Ric Young
as Interrogator
Vivian Wu
as Wen Hsiu
Cai Hongxiang
as Scarface (uncredited)
Crew
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Biao Wang
Assistant Director
Mauro Marchetti
Camera Operator
David Byrne
Original Music Composer
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director, Screenplay
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Ning Ying
Assistant Director
Joanna Merlin
Casting
Gino De Rossi
Special Effects
Maurice Binder
Main Title Designer
James Acheson
Costume Design
Aisin-Gioro Puyi
Author
Gianni Giovagnoni
Art Direction
Suzanne Durrenberger
Continuity