

The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie · 2h 43m · PG-13
DramaHistory
"1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
76/100
Key crew
- Mark PeploeScreenplay
- Bernardo BertolucciDirector
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
- David ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay
Cast
- 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
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Themes
suicideexperimentchinaisolationbuddhismbecoming an adultwar crimessuicide attemptwar on drugsrevolutiondrug addictionopium























