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Movie PG-13

The Last Emperor (1987)

Oct 4, 1987 · 2h 43m

7.6/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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Top cast

  • 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)

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