Inspired by the 1964 autobiography of Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi (1903-1967), entitled From Emperor to Citizen, The Last Emperor (1987) follows the extraordinary trajectory of the last emperor of the Ching dynasty (1644-1912): his ascension to the throne as a three-year-old boy, his "abdication" in 1911, his installation as a puppet ruler in Japanese-controlled Manchuria, his capture at the end ...



