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The Last Emperor

1988 · 1 season

A stately, dialogue-heavy historical chronicle that asks patience and rewards it with a sober, melancholy sense of a life swept along by history.

Created by
张健民, Zhou Huan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chen Daoming, Zheng Tianwei, Zhu Xu
Overview
Aisin Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of Qing dynasty, as well as the last emperor of entire Chinese history. This TV series explore modern history and its main incidents in Puyi's perspective.

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Created by
张健民, Zhou Huan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chen Daoming, Zheng Tianwei, Zhu Xu
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • politics
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    张健民, Zhou Huan
    Written by
    Wang Shuyuan
    Starring
    Chen Daoming, Zheng Tianwei, Zhu Xu, Wang Tianpeng, Liu Long, Zhu Lin, Yuanhang Cai, Zhang Meng
    Cinematography
    高志虹, 王东明
    Length
    1 seasons, 28 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    CCTV-1
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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