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Casting

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Producer

John Daly, Franco Giovale, Joyce Herlihy, Jeremy Thomas

Screenplay

Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci

Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne

Director of Photography

Vittorio Storaro

Editor

Gabriella Cristiani

Casting

Joanna Merlin

Production Design

Bruno Cesari, Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Art Direction

Maria Teresa Barbasso, Gianni Giovagnoni, Gianni Silvestri

Costume Design

James Acheson

Makeup Artist

Fabrizio Sforza

Sound Designer

Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock

Camera Operator

Mauro Marchetti

John Lone
John LonePu Yi (Adult)
Joan Chen
Joan ChenWan Jung
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'TooleReginald Johnston (R.J.)
Ruocheng Ying
Ruocheng YingThe Governor
Victor Wong
Victor WongChen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun
Dennis DunBig Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi SakamotoAmakasu
Maggie Han
Maggie HanEastern Jewel
Ric Young
Ric YoungInterrogator
Vivian Wu
Vivian WuWen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaChang
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Jade GoAr Mo
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Fumihiko IkedaYoshioka
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Richard VuuPu Yi (3 years)
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Tsou TijgerPu Yi (8 years)
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Tao WuPu Yi (15 years)
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Guang FanPu Chieh (Adult)
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Henry KyiPu Chieh (7 years)
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Alvin Riley IIIPu Chieh (14 years)
Lisa Lu
Lisa LuTzu Hsui
Hideo Takamatsu
Hideo TakamatsuGeneral Ishikari
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Hajime TachibanaJapanese Translator
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Basil PaoPrince Chun
Henry O
Henry OLord Chamberlain
Chen Kaige
Chen KaigeCaptain of Imperial Guard
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Liangbin ZhangBig Foot
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Wenjie HuangHunchback
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Dong LiangLady Aisin-Gioro
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Zhendong DongOld Doctor
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Jiechen DongDoctor
Constantine Gregory
Constantine GregoryOculist
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Huaikuei SoongLung Yu
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Ruzhen ShaoFirst High Consort
Yu Li
Yu LiSecond High Consort
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Guangli LiThird High Consort
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Chunqing XuGrey Eyes
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Zhang TianminOld Tutor
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Hongnian LuoSleeping Old Tutor
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Shihong YuHsiao Hsiu
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Jun WuWen Hsiu (12 years)
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Lucia HwongLady of the Book
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Jingping CuiLady of the Pen
Shi Liang
Shi LiangRepublican Officer
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Junguo GuTang
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Xu TongruiCaptain of Feng's Army
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Fusheng LiMinister of Trade
Chen Shu
Chen ShuChang Chinghui
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Shuyan ChengLady Hiro Saga
Daxing Zhang
Daxing ZhangTough Warder
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Ruigang ZuSecond Warder
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Yuan JinParty Boss
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Akira IkutaJapanese Doctor
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Michael VermaatenAmerican
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Matthew SpenderEnglishman
Cai Hongxiang
Cai HongxiangScarface (uncredited)
Glen Murphy
Glen MurphyCaptain (uncredited)
Biao Wang
Biao WangPrisoner (uncredited)