1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.
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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Earnest, epic, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- John LonePu Yi (Adult)
- Joan ChenWan Jung
- Peter O'TooleReginald Johnston (R.J.)
- Ruocheng YingThe Governor
- Victor WongChen Pao Shen
- Dennis DunBig Li
- Ryuichi SakamotoAmakasu
- Maggie HanEastern Jewel
- Ric YoungInterrogator
- Vivian WuWen Hsiu
Crew
- Bernardo BertolucciDirector
- Mark PeploeScreenplay
- Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay
- Vittorio StoraroDirector of Photography
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
- David ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Gabriella CristianiEditor
- John DalyProducer
- Franco GiovaleProducer
- Joyce HerlihyProducer
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Pairings
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Shōgun 202481% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, grave.
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