The film stars John Lone as Puyi , with Joan Chen , Peter O'Toole , Ruocheng Ying , Victor Wong , Dennis Dun , Ryuichi Sakamoto , Maggie Han , Ric Young , Vivian Wu , and Chen Kaige . It was the first Western feature film authorized by the People 's Republic of China to film in the Forbidden City in Beijing . It won 9 Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , at the 60th iteration of the event
60th iteration of the event
60th Academy Awards
The Last Emperor