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