‘The Last Emperor’ premieres at Tokyo International Film Festival 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1987)


Video: 'The Last Emperor' trailer

(Sunday, October 4, 1987)The Last Emperor, a British-Italian epic biographical film about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, premiered today at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, the film starred John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun and Ryuichi Sakamoto.