The Last Emperor

2h 43m

7.5

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.

Cast

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Pu Yi (3 years)

Pu Yi (8 years)

Pu Yi (15 years)

Pu Chieh (Adult)

Pu Chieh (7 years)

Alvin Riley III

Pu Chieh (14 years)

Hideo Takamatsu

General Ishikari

Hajime Tachibana

Japanese Translator

Lord Chamberlain

Captain of Imperial Guard

Lady Aisin-Gioro

Constantine Gregory

First High Consort

Second High Consort

Third High Consort

Sleeping Old Tutor

Wen Hsiu (12 years)

Lady of the Book

Lady of the Pen

Republican Officer

Captain of Feng's Army

Minister of Trade

Japanese Doctor

Michael Vermaaten

Matthew Spender

Scarface (uncredited)

Captain (uncredited)

Prisoner (uncredited)

Crew

Bernardo Bertolucci

Director, Screenplay

Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Gabriella Cristiani

Catherine Hodgson

Assistant Editor

Vittorio Storaro

Director of Photography

Nicoletta Peyran

Third Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Production Supervisor

Production Design

Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Production Design

Mauro Marchetti

Camera Operator

Post Production Supervisor

Costume Designer

Fabrizio Sforza

Special Effects

Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

Still Photographer

Suzanne Durrenberger

Stefano Bolzoni

Production Manager

Main Title Designer

Gianni Silvestri

Gianni Giovagnoni

Maria Teresa Barbasso