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Title: The Last Emperor (1987)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Lone | ... | Pu Yi - Adult | |
| Joan Chen | ... | Wan Jung | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston | |
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Ruocheng Ying | ... | The Governor (as Ying Ruocheng) |
| Victor Wong | ... | Chen Pao Shen | |
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Dennis Dun | ... | Big Li |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | Amakasu (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) | |
| Maggie Han | ... | Eastern Jewel | |
| Ric Young | ... | Interrogator | |
| Vivian Wu | ... | Wen Hsiu (as Wu Jun Mei) | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Chang (as Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa) | |
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Jade Go | ... | Ar Mo |
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Fumihiko Ikeda | ... | Yoshioka |
| Richard Vuu | ... | Pu Yi - 3 Years | |
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Tsou Tijger | ... | Pu Yi - 8 Years (as Tijger Tsou) |
This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his childhood from prison. He remembers his lavish youth in the Forbidden City, where he was afforded every luxury but unfortunately sheltered from the outside world and complex political situation surrounding him. As revolution sweeps through China, the world Pu-Yi knew is dramatically upended. Written by Jwelch5742
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'The Last Emperor' tells the story of Pu Yi, as an adult played by John Lone, the last emperor of China. He was three years old when he first sat down on the Dragon Throne. He didn't know anything. The movie tells his story from that moment in flashbacks. We also get to see Pu Yi when the Chinese Communists have the power and he is imprisoned. Because people have taken care of him the rest of his life, from three years old to the moments inside the prison, it still feels he knows nothing.
To tell you about the life of Pu Yi would be a mistake. You have to see this movie to learn more about it. The strange thing is that Pu Yi can not do and decide much for himself. He is a hero of a movie where he is controlled by rules and other people. That is one of the reasons not many real things happen. We see the emperor grow up, we see him take an empress and a concubine, and then he has to leave the Forbidden City because the enemy is at the gate.
The impressive thing here are the locations and the costumes. Everything looks fabulous and it is not a surprise to find out that the movie was shot on location. With all the extras in those beautiful costumes there are a lot of very impressive scenes. May be the movie is a bit too long for some, it didn't really bother me. Director Bernardo Bertolucci has made a terrific movie.