The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor
Directed byBernardo Bertolucci
Screenplay by
  • Mark Peploe
  • Bernardo Bertolucci
Based onFrom Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Puyi
1960 autobiography
by Puyi
Produced byJeremy Thomas
Starring
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byGabriella Cristiani
Music by
Production
companies
  • Hemdale Film Corporation
  • Recorded Picture Company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 October 1987 (1987-10-04) (Tokyo)
  • 23 October 1987 (1987-10-23) (Italy)
  • 26 February 1988 (1988-02-26) (United Kingdom)
Running time
163 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Japanese
Budget$23.8 million
Box office$79 million[2]
Filming of The Last Emperor in the Forbidden City

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

Plot

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]

Cast

  • 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

Production

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.

Awards

The Last Emperor received Golden Globe Awards.[4]

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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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