Movie · 1987
The Last Emperor
“1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.”
Released 4 October 1987 163 min Drama / History More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
How old were they?
Victor Wong
as Chen Pao Shen
Lisa Lu
as Tzu Hsui
Henry O
as Lord Chamberlain
Ruocheng Ying
as The Governor
Peter O'Toole
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Constantine Gregory
as Oculist
Ric Young
as Interrogator
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Chang
Dennis Dun
as Big Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Amakasu
Chen Kaige
as Captain of Imperial Guard
John Lone
as Pu Yi (Adult)
Joan Chen
as Wan Jung
Vivian Wu
as Wen Hsiu
Maggie Han
as Eastern Jewel
Jade Go
as Ar Mo
FR·02
The numbers
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Victor Wong — oldest on the call sheet
21Vivian Wu — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast