---
title: 'The Last Emperor (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bernardo Bertolucci'
released: '1987-10-04'
runtime_minutes: 165
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'British Hong Kong'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-emperor-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Emperor (1987)

1987 · 165 min · Drama, History, Adventure · British Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, France, Italy


## Synopsis

The Last Emperor is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuichi-sakamoto), [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne), [Cong Su](https://cinepixo.com/people/cong-su)
- **Director:** [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bertolucci)
- **Screenplay:** [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bertolucci), [Mark Peploe](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-peploe), [Enzo Ungari](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-ungari)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vittorio Storaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-storaro)
- **Editor:** [Gabriella Cristiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-cristiani)

## Cast

- [Joan Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chen) as Empress Wanrong
- [Hideo Takamatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-takamatsu) as Takashi Hishikari
- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole) as Reginald Johnston
- [Constantine Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/constantine-gregory) as the Emperor's oculist
- [Alvin Riley III](https://cinepixo.com/people/alvin-riley-iii) as Pujie
- [Jade Go](https://cinepixo.com/people/jade-go) as Wang Lianshou
- [Fan Guang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fan-guang) as Pujie
- [Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuichi-sakamoto) as Masahiko Amakasu
- [Hajime Tachibana](https://cinepixo.com/people/hajime-tachibana) as the General's translator
- [Cheng Shuyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheng-shuyan) as Hiro Saga
- [Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa) as Chang
- [Chen Shu](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-shu) as Zhang Jinghui
- [Ric Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/ric-young) as the Camp Interrogator
- [Victor Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-wong) as Chen Baochen
- [Vivian Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivian-wu) as Wenxiu

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-emperor-1987
Film facts: Wikidata (Q212775); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.