The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
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1987
2h 43m
7.6(1830 votes)
Drama
History

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 obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

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Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

John Lone
Acting

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Joan Chen
Acting

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Peter O'Toole
Acting

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Ruocheng Ying
Acting

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Chen Pao Shen

Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Acting

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Dennis Dun
Sound

坂本龍一

Amakasu

坂本龍一
Acting

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Maggie Han
Acting

Ric Young

Interrogator

Ric Young
Acting

邬君梅

Wen Hsiu

邬君梅
Acting

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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Jade Go

Ar Mo

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Fumihiko Ikeda

Yoshioka

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Richard Vuu

Pu Yi (3 years)

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Tsou Tijger

Pu Yi (8 years)

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Tao Wu

Pu Yi (15 years)

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Guang Fan

Pu Chieh (Adult)

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Henry Kyi

Pu Chieh (7 years)

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Alvin Riley III

Pu Chieh (14 years)

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Lisa Lu

Tzu Hsui

Lisa Lu
Acting

高松英郎

General Ishikari

高松英郎
Art

Hajime Tachibana

Japanese Translator

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Basil Pao

Prince Chun

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Henry O

Lord Chamberlain

Henry O
Directing

陈凯歌

Captain of Imperial Guard

陈凯歌
Acting

Liangbin Zhang

Big Foot

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Wenjie Huang

Hunchback

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Dong Liang

Lady Aisin-Gioro

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Zhendong Dong

Old Doctor

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Jiechen Dong

Doctor

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Constantine Gregory

Oculist

Constantine Gregory
Acting

Huaikuei Soong

Lung Yu

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Ruzhen Shao

First High Consort

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Yu Li

Second High Consort

Yu Li
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Guangli Li

Third High Consort

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Chunqing Xu

Grey Eyes

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Writing

Zhang Tianmin

Old Tutor

Zhang Tianmin
Acting

Hongnian Luo

Sleeping Old Tutor

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Shihong Yu

Hsiao Hsiu

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Jun Wu

Wen Hsiu (12 years)

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Sound

Lucia Hwong

Lady of the Book

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Jingping Cui

Lady of the Pen

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Shi Liang

Republican Officer

Shi Liang
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Junguo Gu

Tang

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Xu Tongrui

Captain of Feng's Army

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Fusheng Li

Minister of Trade

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Chen Shu

Chang Chinghui

Chen Shu
Acting

Shuyan Cheng

Lady Hiro Saga

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Acting

Daxing Zhang

Tough Warder

Daxing Zhang
Acting

Ruigang Zu

Second Warder

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Yuan Jin

Party Boss

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Akira Ikuta

Japanese Doctor

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Michael Vermaaten

American

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Matthew Spender

Englishman

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Cai Hongxiang

Scarface (uncredited)

Cai Hongxiang
Acting

Glen Murphy

Captain (uncredited)

Glen Murphy
Acting

Biao Wang

Prisoner (uncredited)

Biao Wang

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