Cast and crew
The Last Emperor (1987)
57 cast and 38 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast57
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
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaChang- Jade GoAr Mo
- Fumihiko IkedaYoshioka
- Richard VuuPu Yi (3 years)
- Tsou TijgerPu Yi (8 years)
- Tao WuPu Yi (15 years)
- Guang FanPu Chieh (Adult)
- Henry KyiPu Chieh (7 years)
- Alvin Riley IIIPu Chieh (14 years)
- Lisa LuTzu Hsui
- Hideo TakamatsuGeneral Ishikari
- Hajime TachibanaJapanese Translator
- Basil PaoPrince Chun
- Henry OLord Chamberlain
Chen KaigeCaptain of Imperial Guard- Liangbin ZhangBig Foot
- Wenjie HuangHunchback
- Dong LiangLady Aisin-Gioro
- Zhendong DongOld Doctor
- Jiechen DongDoctor
- Constantine GregoryOculist
- Huaikuei SoongLung Yu
- Ruzhen ShaoFirst High Consort
- Yu LiSecond High Consort
- Guangli LiThird High Consort
- Chunqing XuGrey Eyes
- Zhang TianminOld Tutor
- Hongnian LuoSleeping Old Tutor
- Shihong YuHsiao Hsiu
- Jun WuWen Hsiu (12 years)
- Lucia HwongLady of the Book
- Jingping CuiLady of the Pen
- Shi LiangRepublican Officer
- Junguo GuTang
- Xu TongruiCaptain of Feng's Army
- Fusheng LiMinister of Trade
- Chen ShuChang Chinghui
- Shuyan ChengLady Hiro Saga
- Daxing ZhangTough Warder
- Ruigang ZuSecond Warder
- Yuan JinParty Boss
- Akira IkutaJapanese Doctor
- Michael VermaatenAmerican
- Matthew SpenderEnglishman
- Cai HongxiangScarface (uncredited)
- Glen MurphyCaptain (uncredited)
- Biao WangPrisoner (uncredited)
Crew38
Directing
- Bernardo BertolucciDirector
- Nicoletta PeyranThird Assistant Director
- Ning YingAssistant Director
- Biao WangAssistant Director
- Suzanne DurrenbergerContinuity
Writing
- Aisin-Gioro PuyiAuthor
- Mark PeploeScreenplay
- Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay
Production
- John DalyProducer
- Franco GiovaleProducer
- Joyce HerlihyProducer
- Stefano BolzoniProduction Manager
- Joanna MerlinCasting
- Mario CotoneProduction Supervisor
- Jeremy ThomasProducer
Camera
- Vittorio StoraroDirector of Photography
- Angelo NoviStill Photographer
- Mauro MarchettiCamera Operator
Editing
- Gabriella CristianiEditor
- Catherine HodgsonAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- Bill RoweSound Designer
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
- David ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Ivan SharrockSound Designer
- Su CongMusic
Art
- Bruno CesariProduction Design
- Ferdinando ScarfiottiProduction Design
- Maurice BinderMain Title Designer
- Maria Teresa BarbassoArt Direction
- Gianni GiovagnoniArt Direction
- Gianni SilvestriArt Direction
Costume and make-up
- James AchesonCostume Design
- Fabrizio SforzaMakeup Artist
- Jole CecchiniHair Designer
- Sun HuanxiangCostume Designer
Crew
- Michael SaxtonPost Production Supervisor
- Gino De RossiSpecial Effects
- Ann TaskerUnit Publicist