A dramatic history of Puyi, 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.
Directed By
Bernardo BertolucciWritten By
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Cast of The Last Emperor
John LonePu Yi (Adult)
Joan ChenWan Jung
Peter O'TooleReginald Johnston (R.J.)
Ruocheng YingThe Governor
Victor WongChen Pao Shen
Dennis DunBig Li
Ryuichi SakamotoAmakasu
Maggie HanEastern Jewel
Ric YoungInterrogator
Vivian WuWen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaChang
Jade GoAr Mo
Fumihiko IkedaYoshioka
Richard VuuPu Yi (3 years)
Tsou TijgerPu Yi (8 years)
Tao WuPu Yi (15 years)
Guang FanPu Chieh (Adult)
Henry KyiPu Chieh (7 years)
Alvin Riley IIIPu Chieh (14 years)
Lisa LuTzu Hsui
Hideo TakamatsuGeneral Ishikari
Hajime TachibanaJapanese Translator
Basil PaoPrince Chun
Henry OLord Chamberlain
Chen KaigeCaptain of Imperial Guard
Liangbin ZhangBig Foot
Wenjie HuangHunchback
Dong LiangLady Aisin-Gioro
Zhendong DongOld Doctor
Jiechen DongDoctor
Constantine GregoryOculist
Huaikuei SoongLung Yu
Ruzhen ShaoFirst High Consort
Yu LiSecond High Consort
Guangli LiThird High Consort
Chunqing XuGrey Eyes
Zhang TianminOld Tutor
Hongnian LuoSleeping Old Tutor
Shihong YuHsiao Hsiu
Jun WuWen Hsiu (12 years)
Lucia HwongLady of the Book
Jingping CuiLady of the Pen
Shi LiangRepublican Officer
Junguo GuTang
Xu TongruiCaptain of Feng's Army
Fusheng LiMinister of Trade
Chen ShuChang Chinghui
Shuyan ChengLady Hiro Saga
Daxing ZhangTough Warder
Ruigang ZuSecond Warder
Yuan JinParty Boss
Akira IkutaJapanese Doctor
Michael VermaatenAmerican
Matthew SpenderEnglishman
Cai HongxiangScarface (uncredited)
Glen MurphyCaptain (uncredited)
Biao WangPrisoner (uncredited)
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