Last Emperor (The)
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Writer: Enzo Ungari; Mark Peploe
- Producer: John Daly; Franco Giovale
CGiii Comment
Lavish.
Iconic imagery.
Possibly, Bertolucci's last great film.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 & Characters
John Lone as Pu Yi - Adult;
Joan Chen as Wan Jung;
Peter O'Toole as Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston;
Ruocheng Ying as The Governor;
Victor Wong as Chen Pao Shen;
Dennis Dun as Big Li;
Ryuichi Sakamoto as Amakasu;
Maggie Han as Eastern Jewel;
Ric Young as Interrogator;
Vivian Wu as Wen Hsiu;
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Chang;
Jade Go as Ar Mo;
Fumihiko Ikeda as Yoshioka;
Richard Vuu as Pu Yi - 3 Years;
Tsou Tijger as Pu Yi - 8 Years