The Last Emperor

Synopsis

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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Cast

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

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Jade Go

Ar Mo

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Fumihiko Ikeda

Yoshioka

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Richard Vuu

Pu Yi (3 years)

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Tsou Tijger

Pu Yi (8 years)

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Tao Wu

Pu Yi (15 years)

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Guang Fan

Pu Chieh (Adult)

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Henry Kyi

Pu Chieh (7 years)

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Alvin Riley III

Pu Chieh (14 years)

Lisa Lu

Tzu Hsui

Crew

Art

• Ferdinando Scarfiotti Production Design
• Bruno Cesari Production Design
• Maurice Binder Main Title Designer
• Maria Teresa Barbasso Art Direction
• Gianni Giovagnoni Art Direction
• Gianni Silvestri Art Direction

Camera

• Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography
• Angelo Novi Still Photographer
• Mauro Marchetti Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• James Acheson Costume Design
• Jole Cecchini Hair Designer
• Fabrizio Sforza Makeup Artist
• Sun Huanxiang Costume Designer

Crew

• Michael Saxton Post Production Supervisor
• Gino De Rossi Special Effects
• Ann Tasker Unit Publicist

Directing

• Bernardo Bertolucci Director
• Nicoletta Peyran Third Assistant Director
• Ning Ying Assistant Director
• Biao Wang Assistant Director
• Suzanne Durrenberger Continuity

Editing

• Gabriella Cristiani Editor
• Catherine Hodgson Assistant Editor

Production

• John Daly Producer
• Franco Giovale Producer
• Joyce Herlihy Producer
• Jeremy Thomas Producer
• Joanna Merlin Casting
• Stefano Bolzoni Production Manager
• Mario Cotone Production Supervisor

Sound

• Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer
• David Byrne Original Music Composer
• Bill Rowe Sound Designer
• Ivan Sharrock Sound Designer
• Su Cong Music

Writing

• Mark Peploe Screenplay
• Bernardo Bertolucci Screenplay
• Aisin-Gioro Puyi Author

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