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The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
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The Last Emperor

1987
2h 43m
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

2h 43m

Where to Watch

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Provider type

Streaming

5
HBO Max
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Criterion Channel
Cinemax Amazon Channel
Cinemax Apple TV Channel

Rent

3
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Fandango At Home

Buy

3
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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 43m
Oct 4, 1987
Languages
English
Chichewa; Nyanja
Japanese
Mandarin
Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Production
Soprofilms
Soprofilms
TAO Film
TAO Film
Yanco
Yanco
Recorded Picture Company
Recorded Picture Company
Production Countries
China
France
Italy
United Kingdom

Top Cast

57 Cast Members

John Lone

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

Jade Go

Ar Mo

Fumihiko Ikeda

Yoshioka

Richard Vuu

Pu Yi (3 years)

Tsou Tijger

Pu Yi (8 years)

Tao Wu

Pu Yi (15 years)

Guang Fan

Pu Chieh (Adult)

Henry Kyi

Pu Chieh (7 years)

Alvin Riley III

Pu Chieh (14 years)

Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

Tzu Hsui

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