The Last Emperor
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.
Drama, History
Columbia Pictures, Hemdale Film Corporation, Recorded Pictures Company, Soprofilms, TAO Film, Yanco
John Lone as Puyi, Peter O'Toole as Reginal Flemming Johnson, Joan Chen as Wang Jung, Dennis Dun as Big Li, Ryuichi Sakamoto as Amakasu, Ruocheng Ying as Governor, Victor Wong as Chen Pao Shen, Maggie Han as Eastern Jewel, Ric Young as Interrogator, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Chang, Fumihiko Ikeda as Yoshioka, Richard Vuu as Puyi - 3 Years, Tsou Tijger as Puyi - 8 Years, Tao Wu as Puyi - 15 Years, Daxing Zhang as Tough Warder, Vivian Wu as Wen Hsiu, Lisa Lu as Tzu Hsui, Hideo Takamatsu as General Ishikari, Basil Pao as Prince Chun, Henry O as Lord Chamberlain, Chen Kaige as Captain of Imperial Guard, Constantine Gregory as Oculist, Shi Liang as Republican Officer, Shu Chen as Chang Chinghui, Cai Hongxiang as Scarface (uncredited), Glen Murphy as Captain (uncredited), Biao Wang as Prisoner (uncredited), Yu Li as Second High Consort