The Last Emperor

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

Duration: 163 min
Release date: 1987-10-04
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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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The Last Emperor

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John Lone
John Lone
as Pu Yi (Adult)
Joan Chen
Joan Chen
as Wan Jung
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Ruocheng Ying
Ruocheng Ying
as The Governor
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
as Chen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun
Dennis Dun
as Big Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Amakasu
Maggie Han
Maggie Han
as Eastern Jewel
Ric Young
Ric Young
as Interrogator
Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu
as Wen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Chang
Jade Go
Jade Go
as Ar Mo
Fumihiko Ikeda
Fumihiko Ikeda
as Yoshioka
Richard Vuu
Richard Vuu
as Pu Yi (3 years)
Tsou Tijger
Tsou Tijger
as Pu Yi (8 years)
Tao Wu
Tao Wu
as Pu Yi (15 years)
Guang Fan
Guang Fan
as Pu Chieh (Adult)
Henry Kyi
Henry Kyi
as Pu Chieh (7 years)
Alvin Riley III
Alvin Riley III
as Pu Chieh (14 years)
Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu
as Tzu Hsui
Hideo Takamatsu
Hideo Takamatsu
as General Ishikari
Hajime Tachibana
Hajime Tachibana
as Japanese Translator
Basil Pao
Basil Pao
as Prince Chun
Henry O
Henry O
as Lord Chamberlain
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige
as Captain of Imperial Guard
Liangbin Zhang
Liangbin Zhang
as Big Foot
Wenjie Huang
Wenjie Huang
as Hunchback
Dong Liang
Dong Liang
as Lady Aisin-Gioro
Zhendong Dong
Zhendong Dong
as Old Doctor
Jiechen Dong
Jiechen Dong
as Doctor
Constantine Gregory
Constantine Gregory
as Oculist
Huaikuei Soong
Huaikuei Soong
as Lung Yu
Ruzhen Shao
Ruzhen Shao
as First High Consort
Yu Li
Yu Li
as Second High Consort
Guangli Li
Guangli Li
as Third High Consort
Chunqing Xu
Chunqing Xu
as Grey Eyes
Zhang Tianmin
Zhang Tianmin
as Old Tutor
Hongnian Luo
Hongnian Luo
as Sleeping Old Tutor
Shihong Yu
Shihong Yu
as Hsiao Hsiu
Jun Wu
Jun Wu
as Wen Hsiu (12 years)
Lucia Hwong
Lucia Hwong
as Lady of the Book
Jingping Cui
Jingping Cui
as Lady of the Pen
Shi Liang
Shi Liang
as Republican Officer
Junguo Gu
Junguo Gu
as Tang
Xu Tongrui
Xu Tongrui
as Captain of Feng's Army
Fusheng Li
Fusheng Li
as Minister of Trade
Chen Shu
Chen Shu
as Chang Chinghui
Shuyan Cheng
Shuyan Cheng
as Lady Hiro Saga
Daxing Zhang
Daxing Zhang
as Tough Warder
Ruigang Zu
Ruigang Zu
as Second Warder
Yuan Jin
Yuan Jin
as Party Boss
Akira Ikuta
Akira Ikuta
as Japanese Doctor
Michael Vermaaten
Michael Vermaaten
as American
Matthew Spender
Matthew Spender
as Englishman
Cai Hongxiang
Cai Hongxiang
as Scarface (uncredited)
Glen Murphy
Glen Murphy
as Captain (uncredited)
Biao Wang
Biao Wang
as Prisoner (uncredited)
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