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The Last Emperor (1987)

The Last Emperor (1987)

Drama History

1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

Release Date: 1987, October 4
Directors: Bernardo Bertolucci
Countries: China, France, United Kingdom, Italy
Production: Soprofilms, TAO Film, Yanco, Recorded Picture Company
Cast: Chen Shu, Peter O'Toole, Lisa Lu, Henry O, Joan Chen, Ric Young, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Constantine Gregory, John Lone, Victor Wong, Shi Liang, Ruocheng Ying

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

biography based on true story world war ii 1940s suicide communism 1950s 1930s isolation buddhism emperor drug addiction decadence experiment war crimes 1910s teacher 1920s china suicide attempt beijing, china coup d'etat arranged marriage opium war on drugs becoming an adult revolution manchuria dynasty reeducation camp autobiography dowager japanese occupation of china forbidden city