The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
Directed by	Bernardo Bertolucci
Screenplay by	Mark Peploe; Bernardo Bertolucci;
Based on	From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Puyi; 1960 autobiography; by Puyi
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas
Starring	John Lone; Joan Chen; Peter O'Toole; Ying Ruocheng; Victor Wong; Dennis Dun; Vivian Wu; Ryuichi Sakamoto;
Cinematography	Vittorio Storaro
Edited by	Gabriella Cristiani
Music by	Ryuichi Sakamoto; David Byrne; Cong Su;
Production; companies	Hemdale Film Corporation; Recorded Picture Company;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	4 October 1987 (Tokyo); 23 October 1987 (Italy); 26 February 1988 (United Kingdom);
Running time	163 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Italy;
Languages	English; Mandarin; Japanese;
Budget	$23.8 million
Box office	$79 million

The Last Emperor is a biographical historical movie filmed and released in 1987.

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The movie follows the life of Puyi, who was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty and later the emperor of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.^[3]

John Lone as Puyi (adult)
- Richard Vuu as Puyi (3 years old)
- Tijger Tsou as Puyi (8 years old)^[1]
- Wu Tao as Puyi (15 years old)
Joan Chen as Empress Wanrong
Peter O'Toole as Reginald Johnston
Ying Ruocheng as the Detention Camp Governor
Victor Wong as Chen Baochen
Dennis Dun as Big Li
Vivian Wu as Wenxiu
Ryuichi Sakamoto as Masahiko Amakasu
Maggie Han as Eastern Jewel (Yoshiko Kawashima)
Ric Young as the Camp Interrogator
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Chang
Jade Go as Ar Mo
Fumihiko Ikeda as Colonel Yoshioka
Fan Guang as Pujie (adult), Puyi's younger brother
- Henry Kyi as Pujie (7 years old)
- Alvin Riley III as Pujie (14 years old)
Lisa Lu as Empress Dowager Cixi
Basil Pao as Prince Chun, Puyi's father.
Dong Liang as Lady Consort Chun, Puyi's mother.
Henry O as the Lord Chamberlain

This movie was a collaboration by Italy, China, and the United Kingdom. It was entirely filmed in China, most notably in the Forbidden City in Beijing, as well as in Dalian and in Changchun.

The Last Emperor received Golden Globe Awards.^[4]

The movie won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.^[5]

[1]
"THE LAST EMPEROR (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
[2]
"The Last Emperor". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
[3]
Bernstein, Richard. "Is 'The Last Emperor' Truth or Propaganda?" New York Times, May 8, 1988; retrieved 2012-6-12.
[4]
"'Last Emperor' Wins 4 Golden Globe Awards," New York Times, January 25, 1988; retrieved 2012-6-12.
[5]
Oscar.org, "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners" Archived 2014-10-01 at the Wayback Machine; "The Oscar Winners," New York Times, April 12, 1988; retrieved 2012-6-12.

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