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.

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Cast

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

John Lone — Pu Yi (Adult)

John "Johnny" Lone is a Hong Kong born American actor of Chinese and English descent. Lone has played roles as diverse as a caveman in Iceman (1984), the last Emperor of China in The Last Emperor (1987), and an apparently female opera performer in M. Butterfly (1993).

Joan Chen — Wan Jung

Joan Chong Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home

Peter O'Toole — Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Thea