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The Last Emperor

1987, Movie, PG-13, 219 mins

The Last Emperor: Cast & Details

Year: 1987
Rated PG-13
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 219
Format: Color
Genre(s): Biography; Historical
Production Co(s).: Columbia
Released By: Columbia
Also Known As: Modai Huangdi

Award(s)
Academy Award Winner: Best Picture
Academy Award Winner: Best Director - Bernardo Bertolucci
Academy Award Winner: Best Sound - Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
Academy Award Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay - Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Academy Award Winner: Best Art Direction - Set Decoration
Academy Award Winner: Best Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro
Academy Award Winner: Best Costume Design - James Acheson
Academy Award Winner: Best Film Editing - Gabriella Cristiani
Academy Award Winner: Best Original Score - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su

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Cast
John Lone: Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi as an Adult
Joan Chen: Wan Jung, "Elizabeth"
Peter O'Toole: Reginald Johnston
Ying Ruocheng: The Governor
Victor Wong: Chen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun: Big Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Masahiko Amakasu
Maggie Han: Eastern Jewel
Ric Young: Interrogator
Wu Jun Mei: Wen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa: Chang
Jade Go: Ar Mo
Fumihiko Ikeda: Yoshioka
Richard Vuu: Pu Yi, Age 3
Tijger Tsou: Pu Yi, Age 8
Wu Tao: Pu Yi, Age 15
Fan Guang: Pu Chieh
Henry Kyi: Pu Chieh, Age 7
Alvin Riley III: Pu Chieh, Age 14
Lisa Lu: Tzu Hsui, The Empress Dowager
Hideo Takamatsu: Gen. Ishikari
Hajime Tachibana: Japanese Translator
Basil Pao: Prince Chun
Jian Xireng: Lord Chamberlain
Chen Kai Ge: Captain of Imperial Guard
Zhang Liangbin: Big Foot
Huang Wenjie: Hunchback
Liang Dong: Lady Aisin-Gioro
Dong Zhendong: Old Doctor
Dong Jiechen: Doctor
Constantine Gregory: Oculist
Soong Huaikuei: Lung Yu
Shao Ruzhen: First High Consort
Li Yu: Second High Consort
Li Guangli: Third High Consort
Xu Chunqing: Grey Eyes
Zhang Tianmin: Old Tutor
Luo Hongnian: Sleeping Old Tutor
Yang Baozong: Gen. Yuan Shikai
Cai Hongxiang: Scarface
Yu Shihong: Hsiao Hsiu
Wu Jun: Wen Hsiu, Age 12
Lucia Hwong: Lady of the Book
Cui Jingping: Lady of the Pen
Wu Hai: Republican Officer
Gu Junguo: Tang
Xu Tongrui: Captain of Feng's Army
Li Fusheng: Minister of Trade
Chen Shu: Chang Chinghui
Cheng Shuyan: Lady Hiro Saga
Zhang Lingmu: Emperor Hirohito
Luo Shigang: Chang Ching Hui's Secretary
Zhang Daxing: Tough Warder
Zu Ruigang: Second Warder
Jin Yuan: Party Boss
Akira Ikuta: Japanese Doctor
Ma Guang: Japanese Bodyguard
Cui Xinmin: Japanese Bodyguard
Li Zhenduo: Dignitary
Yang Hongchang: Scribe
Wang Biao: Prisoner
Michael Vermaaten: American
Matthew Spender: Englishman
Martin Reynolds: Englishman

Credits
Bernardo Bertolucci: Director
Bernardo Bertolucci: Writer
Mark Peploe: Writer
Enzo Ungari: Writer - based on From Emperor To Citizen, the autobiography of Pu Yi
Pu Yi: Source
Jeremy Thomas: Producer
Franco Giovale: Assoc. Producer
Joyce Herlihy: Assoc. Producer
Vittorio Storaro: Cinematographer - Technovision, Technicolor
Gabriella Cristiani: Editor
David Byrne: Musical Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Musical Composer
Cong Su: Musical Composer
Ferdinando Scarfiotti: Production Designer
Maria Teresa Barbasso: Art Director
Gianni Giovagnoni: Art Director
Gianni Silvestri: Art Director
James Acheson: Costumes
Gianetto De Rossi: Special Effects
Fabrizio Martinelli: Special Effects
Ray Williams: Music Director
Fabrizio Sforza: Make Up