1 00:02:54,625 --> 00:02:58,707 The war criminals must get in a disciplined line, 2 00:02:58,791 --> 00:03:02,624 and go to the big waiting room. 3 00:03:02,708 --> 00:03:06,540 There, they will wait for instructions. 4 00:03:06,625 --> 00:03:10,832 It is forbidden to speak. You must obey the guards. 5 00:03:10,916 --> 00:03:14,749 The war criminals will immediately go 6 00:03:14,833 --> 00:03:16,790 to the big waiting room. 7 00:03:16,875 --> 00:03:19,249 Whoever is caught speaking, 8 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:20,957 will be severely punished. 9 00:04:07,958 --> 00:04:10,499 The Emperor! His Majesty! 10 00:04:12,083 --> 00:04:16,707 - Your Majesty! - Rise. It is dangerous. 11 00:04:17,166 --> 00:04:21,874 Go. Go back! Return to your place. 12 00:04:22,375 --> 00:04:24,540 Return to your place. 13 00:04:24,625 --> 00:04:26,915 To your place! 14 00:06:22,666 --> 00:06:27,624 Open the door! 15 00:06:27,750 --> 00:06:33,040 Open! 16 00:07:04,500 --> 00:07:06,290 Mother! 17 00:07:28,833 --> 00:07:33,165 "As per the will of Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Widow, 18 00:07:33,250 --> 00:07:37,874 also known as the Pitiful, the Blessed, the Enlightened, 19 00:07:37,958 --> 00:07:41,915 Celestial and Everlasting, it has thus been ordered: 20 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:47,374 Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, son of Prince Chu'ng, 21 00:07:47,458 --> 00:07:52,165 must be immediately transferred to the Forbidden City, 22 00:07:52,250 --> 00:07:54,874 and will remain within the great walls, 23 00:07:54,958 --> 00:07:57,874 and will wait for Her Majesty's decisions. 24 00:07:57,958 --> 00:08:00,540 May the orders be respected!" 25 00:08:38,375 --> 00:08:40,707 I entrust my son to you. Take care of him. 26 00:08:40,791 --> 00:08:44,165 - My son is your son. - Hurry! Hurry! 27 00:10:05,833 --> 00:10:07,540 Give him to me. 28 00:10:40,166 --> 00:10:42,999 Pu Yi, come here to me. 29 00:10:59,333 --> 00:11:03,707 You are so little. Are you afraid of me? 30 00:11:04,708 --> 00:11:06,832 Everyone is. 31 00:11:08,666 --> 00:11:12,499 I am the great Empress Widow, 32 00:11:13,458 --> 00:11:18,457 and have lived here a very, very long time. 33 00:11:30,625 --> 00:11:34,790 I know that they call me, "the old Buddha". 34 00:11:40,458 --> 00:11:45,249 She is Peonia. You like her? 35 00:11:46,708 --> 00:11:48,790 You should know that men 36 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:54,290 cannot stay in the Forbidden City after sunset. 37 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,957 Not even a little man like you. 38 00:11:59,041 --> 00:12:04,999 The only man who can live here, is the Emperor. 39 00:12:07,208 --> 00:12:12,790 But the Emperor flew far away, riding a dragon. 40 00:12:15,916 --> 00:12:19,332 He left us. He died today. 41 00:12:36,833 --> 00:12:39,207 Longevity. 42 00:12:42,250 --> 00:12:48,165 The men you see here, aren't real men. 43 00:12:48,250 --> 00:12:51,165 They are eunuchs. 44 00:12:57,750 --> 00:13:03,040 And they are now all waiting for my death. 45 00:13:03,625 --> 00:13:10,332 That is why they're carrying my bed to the center of the room 46 00:13:10,416 --> 00:13:12,790 under the black pearl. 47 00:13:17,125 --> 00:13:19,624 Little Pu Yi. 48 00:13:22,208 --> 00:13:24,832 Here today, I decide 49 00:13:24,916 --> 00:13:26,499 that you, Pu Yi, 50 00:13:26,583 --> 00:13:31,415 will become the new lord of Ten Thousand Years. 51 00:13:32,958 --> 00:13:37,915 From this moment on, you are the divine son of the sky. 52 00:14:30,625 --> 00:14:33,124 Let's go home, Father. 53 00:15:47,750 --> 00:15:50,999 Sssh. Soon it will be over. 54 00:15:52,791 --> 00:16:06,957 Look. 55 00:17:54,541 --> 00:17:57,290 The grasshopper! Where's the grasshopper? 56 00:17:57,375 --> 00:17:59,957 He is my friend, Your Majesty. 57 00:18:00,041 --> 00:18:03,207 He has always been nice and warm underneath my arm. 58 00:18:03,958 --> 00:18:07,874 He kept me company during this long journey. 59 00:18:08,583 --> 00:18:12,707 See? He is bowing before the Emperor. 60 00:18:13,416 --> 00:18:18,790 Look. He will become His Majesty's friend. 61 00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:32,624 Your Majesty, look. This is the Forbidden City. 62 00:18:34,541 --> 00:18:40,040 Look. This little house is Your Majesty's bedroom. 63 00:18:40,125 --> 00:18:43,165 - This is where we are now. - Can I go home today? 64 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:45,749 Not today, not yet. 65 00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:50,499 And here, is the Supreme Harmony Pavilion 66 00:18:50,583 --> 00:18:53,915 where Your Majesty was crowned. 67 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:05,290 Your Majesty, I give you the rain and flower tower. 68 00:19:05,375 --> 00:19:11,124 - And I give you the deer pavilion. - Yes, yes. 69 00:19:13,083 --> 00:19:16,999 And this is the building with a cloudless sky. 70 00:19:17,833 --> 00:19:21,457 Your Majesty, your imperial bath is ready. 71 00:19:21,541 --> 00:19:29,207 I don't like taking a bath! 72 00:19:33,708 --> 00:19:36,332 Today, vegetables and no meat again. 73 00:19:53,166 --> 00:19:56,165 Is it true I can do everything I wish? 74 00:19:56,250 --> 00:20:00,249 Naturally, Your Majesty, everything you wish. 75 00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:03,040 You are the Lord of Ten Thousand Years. 76 00:20:04,291 --> 00:20:08,749 - No, Your Majesty! No! - I am the son of the sky! 77 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:12,957 - I am the son of the sky! - Yes. Oh, yes! 78 00:20:19,416 --> 00:20:20,832 Ar Mo! 79 00:20:22,291 --> 00:20:26,499 I want to go home! I want to go home! 80 00:20:26,708 --> 00:20:29,499 I want to go home. 81 00:20:48,041 --> 00:20:50,999 A very long time ago, 82 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:57,249 there was a big, very old tree and an impetuous wind. 83 00:20:58,041 --> 00:21:02,249 The tree and the wind were always fighting. 84 00:21:26,666 --> 00:21:28,832 Your soup will get cold. 85 00:21:31,041 --> 00:21:34,290 - Where am I? - In the Chinese People's Republic. 86 00:21:40,291 --> 00:21:43,832 - Why did you stop me? - You'll be judged as a criminal. 87 00:22:29,625 --> 00:22:33,332 I repeat. Criminals directed to the cells 88 00:22:33,416 --> 00:22:36,082 must walk with their heads lowered, 89 00:22:36,166 --> 00:22:39,874 and eyes to the ground, without looking ahead or sideways. 90 00:22:40,750 --> 00:22:44,957 The guards will show you the way, and where to stop! 91 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,749 Pu Chieh. 92 00:23:24,333 --> 00:23:28,999 The guest is waiting to be admitted, Your Majesty. 93 00:23:31,708 --> 00:23:34,165 Your mother is here too. 94 00:23:35,250 --> 00:23:39,832 You haven't seen her in many years, Your Majesty. 95 00:23:50,791 --> 00:23:55,665 - Is he still so little? - He's still young, Majesty. 96 00:23:55,750 --> 00:23:58,499 Go on. Go on. 97 00:24:03,125 --> 00:24:07,457 The Emperor's brother, His Excellency Pu Chieh. 98 00:24:25,041 --> 00:24:26,249 Ar Mo! 99 00:24:40,125 --> 00:24:42,665 I hope the mother of His Majesty is well. 100 00:24:42,750 --> 00:24:44,957 My health is good, Majesty. 101 00:24:45,916 --> 00:24:48,457 I see that His Majesty has grown. 102 00:24:52,041 --> 00:24:56,082 7 years have gone by since my mother saw me. 103 00:24:59,416 --> 00:25:01,207 Do you remember my face? 104 00:25:02,375 --> 00:25:03,915 No! 105 00:25:05,208 --> 00:25:08,665 The night they came with horses, I knew this would happen. 106 00:25:08,750 --> 00:25:10,707 My brother can see you every day. 107 00:25:10,791 --> 00:25:14,374 Pu Chieh was excited about meeting you. He always speaks of you. 108 00:25:14,458 --> 00:25:17,499 We are all very proud of His Majesty. 109 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:21,707 Give me the kite. He picked this out for you. 110 00:25:35,583 --> 00:25:37,415 Father! 111 00:26:17,333 --> 00:26:19,082 Look. Everyone is turning around. 112 00:26:19,166 --> 00:26:20,957 Yes, ordinary people 113 00:26:21,041 --> 00:26:24,415 are forbidden to look at the Emperor's face. I'm too important. 114 00:26:24,500 --> 00:26:27,915 Is it true as they say, that you can do everything you wish? 115 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,082 Yes, I can. If I am bad, someone else is punished. 116 00:26:32,166 --> 00:26:33,790 One of them. 117 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:39,790 Stop! 118 00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:43,415 The Emperor wants to walk. 119 00:26:51,125 --> 00:26:53,624 I have never met other children. 120 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:58,332 - Are they all like you? - I have three sisters and two friends. 121 00:26:58,416 --> 00:27:00,665 Come to our house and we can play together. 122 00:27:00,750 --> 00:27:03,957 The Emperor never leaves the palace. 123 00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:07,957 - We always play lots of games. - I know one too. 124 00:27:08,250 --> 00:27:10,332 Run! 125 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:09,040 - Those women on the boat are the High Wives. - High Wives? 126 00:28:09,125 --> 00:28:11,332 The wives of the Emperor before me. 127 00:28:11,416 --> 00:28:15,332 They all say they're my mother, but it's not true! 128 00:30:16,583 --> 00:30:21,124 Why are you wearing that? It's forbidden to wear yellow. 129 00:30:22,166 --> 00:30:25,415 - This is an ordinary yellow. - It's imperial yellow. 130 00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:28,749 - No, it's not. - We say it is. 131 00:30:28,833 --> 00:30:31,832 Only the emperor can wear yellow. Take if off immediately! 132 00:30:31,916 --> 00:30:36,957 - No. - Take it off. - No. You're not emperor anymore. 133 00:30:37,041 --> 00:30:39,832 There is a new emperor now. He cut his pigtail, 134 00:30:39,916 --> 00:30:42,457 and instead of a camel, uses a car. 135 00:30:43,583 --> 00:30:45,415 What are you saying? 136 00:30:45,500 --> 00:31:00,707 You are no longer the Emperor. 137 00:31:01,166 --> 00:31:04,124 - Hurry! Run! - Liar! 138 00:31:04,208 --> 00:31:07,249 - Run, hurry! - You are no longer the Emperor. 139 00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:08,749 Liar! 140 00:31:14,916 --> 00:31:17,124 You are no longer the Emperor! 141 00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:22,707 Please, don't do that. Please, Your Majesty. 142 00:31:22,791 --> 00:31:25,957 - You are no longer the Emperor! - How dare you! 143 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,207 - Am I still Emperor or not? - You must not doubt it. 144 00:31:34,291 --> 00:31:37,707 - You will always be Emperor. - Hear that? 145 00:31:37,791 --> 00:31:39,540 Prove it. 146 00:31:41,541 --> 00:31:43,624 Big Foot! 147 00:31:46,125 --> 00:31:48,374 Drink this. 148 00:31:48,875 --> 00:31:51,624 Go on! Drink the green ink. 149 00:32:10,666 --> 00:32:13,124 I'll show you. 150 00:32:43,250 --> 00:32:47,415 Look. That is the car and he is President of the Republic. 151 00:33:47,375 --> 00:33:49,999 Why is there that wall, Grand Chamberlain? 152 00:33:50,958 --> 00:33:55,332 It's just a wall, Your Majesty. Nothing has changed. 153 00:33:55,416 --> 00:33:57,332 You are lying. 154 00:34:11,708 --> 00:34:15,707 Grand tutor, am I still the Emperor? 155 00:34:15,791 --> 00:34:20,499 You will always be the Emperor inside the Forbidden City, 156 00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:24,707 - but not outside. - I don't understand. 157 00:34:24,791 --> 00:34:27,832 Your Majesty, China has become a republic 158 00:34:27,916 --> 00:34:30,082 with a president. 159 00:34:31,458 --> 00:34:33,874 Where is Ar Mo? 160 00:34:34,958 --> 00:34:36,665 Ar Mo! 161 00:34:58,416 --> 00:35:00,832 You are all liars! 162 00:35:07,708 --> 00:35:10,915 - Let me at least say goodbye. - Hurry. Hurry! 163 00:35:15,666 --> 00:35:17,707 My little boy! 164 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:39,749 Ar Mo! 165 00:35:49,875 --> 00:35:54,540 I don't understand, I just don't understand. 166 00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:59,790 Your Majesty is growing up. You doesn't need a nanny anymore. 167 00:36:00,375 --> 00:36:03,915 It's much better, and more healthy for you. 168 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,624 But she is notjust my nanny. 169 00:36:07,708 --> 00:36:09,499 She is my butterfly. 170 00:36:22,708 --> 00:36:55,957 Ar Mo! 171 00:37:41,750 --> 00:37:45,957 This is the Fushun detention center, 172 00:37:46,041 --> 00:37:51,332 public security department, and I am the governor. 173 00:37:51,416 --> 00:37:55,374 During the war, this was a Japanese prison. 174 00:37:55,458 --> 00:37:59,915 Many of you remember it because you cooperated with the Japanese. 175 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,207 You are responsible for its construction 176 00:38:02,291 --> 00:38:06,040 and guilty of having filled it with innocent people. 177 00:38:06,750 --> 00:38:08,915 Why did this happen? 178 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:12,915 How could you have become war criminals? 179 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,707 We are convinced that men are born good. 180 00:38:16,791 --> 00:38:20,124 We believe that the only way man can correct himself, 181 00:38:20,208 --> 00:38:23,540 is to discover the truth and look at it in the face. 182 00:38:23,625 --> 00:38:25,749 That is why you are here. 183 00:38:25,833 --> 00:38:28,915 You must begin with writing the story of your life, 184 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:33,124 and confess the crimes committed. Your salvation 185 00:38:33,208 --> 00:38:36,165 depends on the attitude you will have. 186 00:38:36,250 --> 00:38:41,249 I suggest that you be honest and sincere. 187 00:38:41,958 --> 00:38:45,165 Otherwise, I am forced to tell you 188 00:38:45,250 --> 00:38:48,374 that the situation will be very bad for you. 189 00:39:13,125 --> 00:39:15,749 After a few years, the Chinese Republic 190 00:39:15,833 --> 00:39:19,082 became just as corrupted as the old empire. 191 00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:22,290 It had fallen in the hands of ambitious generals 192 00:39:22,375 --> 00:39:24,540 and corrupted bureaucrats. 193 00:39:24,625 --> 00:39:28,040 Thus the era of the Warlords began. 194 00:39:28,125 --> 00:39:30,999 In May, 1919, 195 00:39:31,375 --> 00:39:36,457 when I was given the assignment, China was in an uproar. 196 00:41:40,833 --> 00:41:44,582 The new tutor can introduce himself. 197 00:41:58,708 --> 00:42:02,040 Your Imperial Majesty, the new tutor. 198 00:42:02,500 --> 00:42:05,749 Mr. Reginald Fleming Johnston. 199 00:42:08,583 --> 00:42:10,874 How are you, Mr. Johnston? 200 00:42:10,958 --> 00:42:13,999 And how are you, Your Majesty? 201 00:42:24,750 --> 00:42:26,915 Now we can go to school. 202 00:42:28,416 --> 00:42:31,957 In our country, it is more logical to begin with an exam 203 00:42:32,041 --> 00:42:34,957 rather than go directly to the lesson. 204 00:42:35,041 --> 00:42:37,290 The Emperor cannot take exams. 205 00:42:37,375 --> 00:42:40,332 That is a rule that can change. 206 00:42:40,416 --> 00:42:43,874 But perhaps Your Majesty wants to ask me a few questions. 207 00:42:47,500 --> 00:42:49,499 Where are your ancestors buried? 208 00:42:49,583 --> 00:42:53,165 They are buried in Scotland, Your Majesty. 209 00:42:54,083 --> 00:42:56,915 Then tell me, where is your skirt? 210 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,707 In your country, men wear skirts, don't they? 211 00:42:59,791 --> 00:43:02,790 No, Your Majesty, we do not wear skirts. 212 00:43:02,875 --> 00:43:06,082 - In Scotland we wear kilts. - Kilts? 213 00:43:06,166 --> 00:43:09,374 Kilts. It's just a matter of words, 214 00:43:09,458 --> 00:43:12,457 but we all know that words are important. 215 00:43:12,541 --> 00:43:17,165 - Why are they important? - If you can't say what you think, 216 00:43:17,250 --> 00:43:19,832 you'll never know what you say. 217 00:43:19,916 --> 00:43:23,874 A gentleman must always know what he is saying. 218 00:43:23,958 --> 00:43:26,040 Certainly, a gentleman. 219 00:43:27,125 --> 00:43:29,290 And are you a gentleman? 220 00:43:29,958 --> 00:43:34,040 I would very much like to be, Your Majesty. 221 00:43:34,125 --> 00:43:37,165 - I do my best. - I am not a gentleman. 222 00:43:37,250 --> 00:43:39,457 I am not allowed to say what I think. 223 00:43:39,541 --> 00:43:42,957 The others tell me what I should say. 224 00:43:43,875 --> 00:43:46,624 Your Majesty is still very young. 225 00:43:49,500 --> 00:43:51,582 I thought that you might like 226 00:43:51,666 --> 00:43:56,749 seeing some English or American magazines that I just received. 227 00:44:03,625 --> 00:44:05,457 I know that you know that I know 228 00:44:05,541 --> 00:44:10,540 that you know it's a conversation between Confucius and Tseng Tzu. 229 00:44:12,208 --> 00:44:15,124 Speaking of respect, Your Majesty. 230 00:44:29,708 --> 00:44:31,915 Who is this George Washington? 231 00:44:32,375 --> 00:44:35,665 A famous American, a revolutionary general, 232 00:44:35,750 --> 00:44:38,707 the first president of the United States of America. 233 00:44:38,791 --> 00:44:40,832 Like Mr. Lenin in Russia. 234 00:44:41,791 --> 00:44:43,540 Not exactly. 235 00:44:44,625 --> 00:44:47,249 Does he have a car too? 236 00:44:47,333 --> 00:44:51,499 He lived a long time before you did, Your Majesty. 237 00:44:51,583 --> 00:44:53,749 I want a car. 238 00:44:58,125 --> 00:45:02,290 I think your mouse wants to run away. 239 00:45:06,333 --> 00:45:09,832 Please do not talk to anyone about my mouse. 240 00:45:20,541 --> 00:45:22,874 The lesson is over. 241 00:45:53,833 --> 00:45:57,165 The official taster is a brave man. 242 00:45:57,833 --> 00:46:01,707 Many of my ancestors were poisoned. Did you know that? 243 00:46:03,125 --> 00:46:06,665 Does this take place at every meal? 244 00:46:06,750 --> 00:46:09,957 - Every day? - Yes, every day, as in the theater. 245 00:46:10,041 --> 00:46:11,374 I do not know why. 246 00:46:11,458 --> 00:46:14,832 It's always been this way. This is what we will eat. 247 00:46:18,791 --> 00:46:22,165 How are emperors killed in the Western world? 248 00:46:23,208 --> 00:46:26,082 Didn't they shoot the Emperor of Austria? 249 00:46:26,166 --> 00:46:30,040 No, his nephew was murdered before World War I. 250 00:46:30,125 --> 00:46:35,040 - They shot the Russian Emperor, and called him Czar. - Yes. 251 00:46:35,125 --> 00:46:39,415 He took much of our land in Manchuria and I am Manchurian. 252 00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:42,749 Despite the Republic, it'll always be my country. 253 00:46:44,125 --> 00:46:49,832 Your Majesty's secret is surfacing, it seems. 254 00:47:07,416 --> 00:47:11,915 - Did something happen, perhaps? - Something happened. 255 00:47:17,458 --> 00:47:21,332 - What is happening, Mr. Johnston? - Nothing... - Be quiet! 256 00:48:05,208 --> 00:48:07,374 In coming here, we were blocked 257 00:48:07,458 --> 00:48:10,499 by a big crowd of university students. 258 00:48:11,291 --> 00:48:13,540 They were doing a protest demonstration 259 00:48:13,625 --> 00:48:14,874 against the republican government, 260 00:48:14,958 --> 00:48:18,290 responsible for having given Chinese territory to Japan. 261 00:48:19,375 --> 00:48:22,582 Is what they say, true, Mr. Johnston? 262 00:48:22,666 --> 00:48:25,665 That many people's heads were cut off? 263 00:48:25,750 --> 00:48:27,332 Yes, Your Majesty. 264 00:48:28,333 --> 00:48:31,082 Many heads are being decapitated, unfortunately. 265 00:48:32,625 --> 00:48:35,207 That will stop them from thinking, forever. 266 00:48:35,958 --> 00:48:38,165 It is time for the Emperor to rest. 267 00:48:38,250 --> 00:48:40,915 The students are right in being angry. 268 00:48:45,750 --> 00:48:47,832 I am angry too. 269 00:48:49,500 --> 00:48:53,207 But I am not allowed to leave the Forbidden City. 270 00:48:54,333 --> 00:48:56,707 I want to go out too, Mr. Johnston! 271 00:48:56,791 --> 00:48:58,624 My lord. 272 00:48:59,500 --> 00:49:01,665 I want to see the City of Sounds. 273 00:49:10,333 --> 00:49:14,707 The Emperor confers to you the Order of the Ruby Button Hat, 274 00:49:14,791 --> 00:49:18,082 with a right to be transported with your chair, 275 00:49:18,166 --> 00:49:20,499 by four carriers. 276 00:51:09,083 --> 00:51:11,415 I hope the Emperor has not forgotten 277 00:51:11,500 --> 00:51:14,832 that today there is a mathematics lesson. 278 00:51:22,375 --> 00:51:25,415 - It is for Your Majesty. - My doctor says, 279 00:51:25,500 --> 00:51:29,207 - "The bicycle can be bad for you." - That is foolish. 280 00:51:38,166 --> 00:51:40,290 How does it work? 281 00:51:41,583 --> 00:51:42,624 Very simple. 282 00:51:44,625 --> 00:51:47,457 Keep your head high and look forward. 283 00:51:49,500 --> 00:51:51,374 As in life. 284 00:52:15,208 --> 00:52:18,665 - My mother is dead, isn't she? - Yes, Your Majesty. 285 00:52:19,708 --> 00:52:22,832 - I am deeply sorry. - I'm not. 286 00:52:27,708 --> 00:52:31,040 She swallowed a ball of opium and committed suicide. 287 00:52:33,500 --> 00:52:35,832 I want to see her and my brother. 288 00:54:06,666 --> 00:54:26,665 Open the door! 289 00:55:20,958 --> 00:55:24,332 Trouble! Trouble! All your fault! All your fault! 290 00:55:24,416 --> 00:55:27,707 You are a cruel, old and ignorant man. 291 00:55:28,208 --> 00:55:30,207 That boy's mother died, 292 00:55:30,291 --> 00:55:32,624 and he doesn't even have permission to see her. 293 00:55:32,833 --> 00:55:35,665 I want to go out! I want to go out! 294 00:55:35,750 --> 00:55:39,124 - Stop! - I want to go out! - Stop where you are! 295 00:55:39,208 --> 00:55:44,707 - Stop! - I want to go out! - You are crazy! Don't move. 296 00:55:44,791 --> 00:55:46,832 I want to go out! 297 00:55:46,916 --> 00:55:48,582 Chang! 298 00:55:49,041 --> 00:55:50,207 Gobbo! Big Foot! 299 00:55:50,291 --> 00:55:52,374 I want to go out! 300 00:56:19,458 --> 00:56:20,874 Majesty. 301 00:56:22,083 --> 00:56:24,582 Give me your hand, Highness. 302 00:56:29,083 --> 00:56:31,040 Grab my hand. 303 00:56:37,833 --> 00:56:40,707 You can't see it? Come on! 304 00:56:55,166 --> 00:56:58,749 Look at my left ear, Highness. Thank you. 305 00:56:59,875 --> 00:57:03,499 And now, to the right. Thank you. 306 00:57:04,208 --> 00:57:06,957 Now follow my finger, please. 307 00:57:14,541 --> 00:57:19,082 It's simple, Mr. Johnston. The Emperor needs glasses. 308 00:57:19,166 --> 00:57:21,082 Like Harold Lloyd. 309 00:57:21,166 --> 00:57:26,040 Impossible! An emperor cannot wear glasses. 310 00:57:26,125 --> 00:57:27,374 It is unheard of. 311 00:57:27,458 --> 00:57:31,499 Unfortunately, times have changed, Your Highness. 312 00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:42,165 I don't believe it! 313 00:57:45,125 --> 00:57:49,415 If His Majesty doesn't wear glasses, he could become blind. 314 00:57:53,458 --> 00:57:55,415 Your Majesty. 315 00:58:13,666 --> 00:58:15,665 If the emperor doesn't wear glasses, 316 00:58:15,750 --> 00:58:18,290 I will have to resign. 317 00:58:18,375 --> 00:58:21,457 Unfortunately, our decision is irrevocable. 318 00:58:21,541 --> 00:58:24,582 Unfortunately for you, what I will have to state, 319 00:58:24,666 --> 00:58:27,790 will be published in all the papers of China. 320 00:58:30,541 --> 00:58:33,582 And what do you have to state, Mr. Johnston? 321 00:58:35,125 --> 00:58:38,624 The emperor is a prisoner in his palace since the day he was crowned 322 00:58:38,708 --> 00:58:41,249 and has remained there even after he abdicated. 323 00:58:41,333 --> 00:58:45,165 Now that he's grown, he asks why he's the only person in China 324 00:58:45,250 --> 00:58:48,499 who is not allowed to go to his own home. 325 00:58:50,250 --> 00:58:54,207 I think the Emperor is the loneliest boy on the Earth. 326 00:58:55,958 --> 00:59:00,374 It would be even sadder, if he became blind. 327 00:59:01,291 --> 00:59:03,540 Blind, Mr. Johnston? 328 00:59:04,708 --> 00:59:07,790 To avoid seeing excessive expenses, Your Excellency, 329 00:59:07,875 --> 00:59:11,374 to avoid seeing how much it costs to keep 1 ,500 eunuchs, 330 00:59:11,458 --> 00:59:16,124 350 lady companions, and 135 cooks, 331 00:59:16,833 --> 00:59:20,207 and to avoid seeing how much 120 sables a month cost, 332 00:59:20,291 --> 00:59:24,874 3,OOO chickens a week, and most important, that 840 people, 333 00:59:24,958 --> 00:59:27,582 among guards and employees of the court department, 334 00:59:27,666 --> 00:59:31,415 plus a Grand Chamberlain, are interested in just one thing: 335 00:59:31,500 --> 00:59:34,624 that their bowl of rice is full. 336 00:59:34,916 --> 00:59:38,999 You are very good at doing accounts, Mr. Johnston. 337 00:59:39,083 --> 00:59:41,249 Even if the Emperor abdicated, 338 00:59:41,333 --> 00:59:45,874 in China he is an important symbol for many people. 339 00:59:47,500 --> 00:59:51,540 If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't have stayed here. 340 00:59:52,500 --> 00:59:55,957 Some of us think one day soon 341 00:59:56,041 --> 00:59:58,790 His Majesty will no longer be a symbol. 342 00:59:59,041 --> 01:00:01,832 The problem of his glasses is just a detail. 343 01:00:01,916 --> 01:00:05,332 What do you want, exactly, Mr. Johnston? 344 01:00:05,958 --> 01:00:08,082 Just a pair of glasses. 345 01:01:00,250 --> 01:01:05,582 Princess Wan Jung. She is 17, Your Majesty. 346 01:01:12,416 --> 01:01:16,040 Princess Wu Yen. 15 years old. 347 01:01:17,041 --> 01:01:19,665 Princess Li Li, Your Majesty. 348 01:01:20,625 --> 01:01:22,624 Princess Fun Ying. 349 01:01:36,166 --> 01:01:37,999 Who is she? 350 01:01:38,833 --> 01:01:43,457 - Princess Wen Hsiu, age 12. - She has a particular face. 351 01:01:54,750 --> 01:01:59,457 - A wife, an empress and a second wife. - Two wives? 352 01:01:59,541 --> 01:02:01,999 Who have you chosen as empress? 353 01:02:02,083 --> 01:02:06,332 They chose. She is 17, too old for me! 354 01:02:06,625 --> 01:02:10,457 At 17, a girl is not old. Isn't she pretty? 355 01:02:10,541 --> 01:02:13,915 Old fashioned. I want a modern wife 356 01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:16,499 who speaks English and French. 357 01:02:18,958 --> 01:02:21,707 And who can dance the quickstep. 358 01:02:32,041 --> 01:02:33,790 Johnston! 359 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:37,915 Majesty? 360 01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:41,790 I've decided to run away. My suitcase is ready 361 01:02:41,875 --> 01:02:43,874 along with my ticket for England. 362 01:02:43,958 --> 01:02:46,665 I want to go to Oxford, to the university. 363 01:02:47,250 --> 01:02:48,999 Your Majesty, 364 01:02:49,083 --> 01:02:52,832 if you marry, you will become the master of your home. 365 01:02:52,916 --> 01:02:57,332 A marriage can be more convenient than running away. 366 01:03:31,416 --> 01:03:34,999 Why didn't you ever marry, Johnston? 367 01:03:45,208 --> 01:03:48,874 The Second Wife welcomes the Empress. 368 01:03:48,958 --> 01:03:52,207 The Empress greets the Second Wife. 369 01:04:03,125 --> 01:04:08,415 - You are behaving very well. - Thank you. We rehearsed a lot. 370 01:05:07,541 --> 01:05:09,665 What are you thinking, Your Majesty? 371 01:05:09,750 --> 01:05:12,332 That if I was a real emperor, 372 01:05:12,416 --> 01:05:15,582 I would have governed China, as of today. 373 01:05:15,750 --> 01:05:19,499 What would an emperor do, if he could really govern? 374 01:05:19,583 --> 01:05:23,165 I would change many things... even marriage. 375 01:05:24,583 --> 01:05:27,124 The Emperor is contrary to arranged marriages? 376 01:05:27,208 --> 01:05:30,665 Yes. It is humiliating not to choose who to marry. 377 01:05:31,541 --> 01:05:33,832 I wasn't able to choose, either. 378 01:05:48,250 --> 01:05:51,790 In one or two years, Your Majesty will be taller than me. 379 01:05:53,666 --> 01:05:56,082 Is it true the Emperor has a suitcase under his bed? 380 01:05:56,166 --> 01:05:58,124 That he wants to go to Oxford? 381 01:05:59,916 --> 01:06:02,374 Will the Emperor take Wan Jung with him? 382 01:06:03,583 --> 01:06:07,582 Maybe he wants to see my face before deciding. 383 01:06:09,250 --> 01:06:13,457 Yes, the Emperor wants to see the Empress' face. 384 01:06:19,291 --> 01:06:22,165 The Emperor must remove the Kai tou. 385 01:07:23,416 --> 01:07:26,374 I had a tutor like Mr. Johnston too. 386 01:07:29,208 --> 01:07:30,499 Miss Windsor. 387 01:07:34,625 --> 01:07:36,457 She was American. 388 01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:06,499 Miss Windsor taught me to dance the quickstep. 389 01:08:08,958 --> 01:08:11,499 The Emperor knows how to dance the quickstep? 390 01:08:12,916 --> 01:08:14,582 You will teach it to me. 391 01:09:07,333 --> 01:09:09,249 Leave us alone! Leave us alone! 392 01:09:29,166 --> 01:09:32,624 If Your Majesty thinks I am old fashioned, 393 01:09:32,708 --> 01:09:36,290 of doing rain and wind with a stranger, 394 01:09:36,375 --> 01:09:39,957 then let's begin with behaving like a modern couple. 395 01:09:40,041 --> 01:09:42,874 A modern couple? 396 01:09:43,458 --> 01:09:46,499 - Goodnight. - Goodnight. 397 01:09:55,375 --> 01:09:57,749 When I go to Oxford, you will come with me. 398 01:10:05,750 --> 01:10:07,082 I like him. 399 01:10:07,916 --> 01:10:10,457 I am sure I will like him. 400 01:10:10,541 --> 01:10:12,749 And he will grow up. 401 01:10:16,458 --> 01:10:17,415 Eyes to the ground! 402 01:10:25,125 --> 01:10:26,374 Prisoner, report! 403 01:10:26,750 --> 01:10:29,582 - Prisoner 981 , reporting! - Louder! 404 01:10:29,666 --> 01:10:32,415 Prisoner 981 , reporting. 405 01:10:32,833 --> 01:10:34,290 Open the door. 406 01:10:40,583 --> 01:10:42,415 Close the door. 407 01:10:43,958 --> 01:10:46,040 Be seated. 408 01:10:52,708 --> 01:10:55,707 - Name. - Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. 409 01:10:55,791 --> 01:10:57,165 Write that. 410 01:11:17,666 --> 01:11:22,290 There are two types of confessions. 411 01:11:22,375 --> 01:11:27,457 We call them "tooth paste" and "sink plug". 412 01:11:27,541 --> 01:11:31,457 Sometimes the toothpaste prisoner needs to be squeezed, 413 01:11:31,541 --> 01:11:34,165 otherwise, he forgets to confess. 414 01:11:35,708 --> 01:11:40,457 For the "plug" one, it is enough to jerk him before beginning, 415 01:11:40,541 --> 01:11:42,790 and everything pours out. 416 01:11:43,583 --> 01:11:47,124 You are not stupid, 417 01:11:47,208 --> 01:11:50,374 and I am sure you understood. 418 01:11:51,083 --> 01:11:54,124 Alright. Shall we begin? 419 01:11:56,000 --> 01:12:00,540 - Why are you here, 981? - They accuse me of having been 420 01:12:00,625 --> 01:12:04,165 a traitor, a collaborator, a counter-revolutionist. 421 01:12:04,833 --> 01:12:07,249 It is not an accusation. You are a traitor, 422 01:12:07,333 --> 01:12:10,624 a collaborator, and a counter-revolutionist! 423 01:12:17,875 --> 01:12:19,749 Did you write this? 424 01:12:20,291 --> 01:12:22,124 You call it a confession? 425 01:12:22,208 --> 01:12:25,999 It's just a list of dates, a children's fairy tale. 426 01:12:37,750 --> 01:12:40,624 - What should I confess? - You know what you did 427 01:12:40,708 --> 01:12:42,499 and what the others did. 428 01:12:42,583 --> 01:12:45,165 Give us your spontaneous version. 429 01:12:45,250 --> 01:12:49,457 - I don't know what to say. - We won't tell you what to confess. 430 01:12:49,541 --> 01:12:52,415 Don't forget, we know all about you. 431 01:13:00,666 --> 01:13:02,124 I... 432 01:13:04,250 --> 01:13:05,374 Go on. 433 01:13:05,458 --> 01:13:11,374 - I wanted to make reforms... - What did you want to reform? 434 01:13:11,458 --> 01:13:13,290 Everything. 435 01:13:15,416 --> 01:13:18,832 - Cut off my pigtail! - Your Majesty, please. 436 01:13:21,791 --> 01:13:23,290 My God! 437 01:13:23,375 --> 01:13:26,165 Don't do it! No! 438 01:13:55,416 --> 01:13:56,957 Feel how heavy it is. 439 01:13:57,041 --> 01:13:59,040 The Emperor who preceded me, was murdered 440 01:13:59,125 --> 01:14:02,874 only because he said he wanted to reform the Empire. 441 01:14:02,958 --> 01:14:07,290 - Isn't that right, Mr. Johnston? - Yes, probably. 442 01:14:08,458 --> 01:14:10,124 Alright. 443 01:14:10,208 --> 01:14:14,082 Let's see if they kill me. I want to reform the Forbidden City. 444 01:14:14,166 --> 01:14:19,082 Grand Chamberlain, I nominate Mr. Johnston's friend, 445 01:14:19,166 --> 01:14:23,249 poet and teacher Cheng Hsiao Hsiu, the new Grand Chamberlain. 446 01:14:23,333 --> 01:14:25,665 I want him to make out a detailed inventory 447 01:14:25,750 --> 01:14:27,749 of what is in the imperial storage rooms. 448 01:14:28,458 --> 01:14:32,124 We want to know how much was stolen from us. 449 01:14:42,875 --> 01:14:46,624 Forbidden City had become a theater with no audience. 450 01:14:47,458 --> 01:14:50,999 Then why did the actors remain on the stage? 451 01:14:51,791 --> 01:14:55,915 Just to steal the scenes, piece by piece. 452 01:15:09,750 --> 01:15:12,832 May I sleep here? I am afraid. 453 01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:34,832 You are brave. You aren't afraid, are you? 454 01:15:36,333 --> 01:15:40,124 I feel strong. I don't want to run away anymore. 455 01:15:41,125 --> 01:15:42,749 I want to govern. 456 01:15:46,166 --> 01:15:48,165 Kiss me. 457 01:16:19,333 --> 01:16:21,790 May I stay with you, too? 458 01:16:24,208 --> 01:16:26,040 Come. Come. 459 01:16:46,958 --> 01:16:49,915 I played a game with the eunuchs. 460 01:16:53,208 --> 01:16:55,874 I was to guess who they were. 461 01:16:58,416 --> 01:17:01,207 I can't see you like this. 462 01:17:03,583 --> 01:17:06,624 I want to guess who you are! 463 01:17:10,791 --> 01:17:13,582 Wan? Wan Jung? 464 01:17:14,833 --> 01:17:16,540 Wen Hsiu? 465 01:19:04,458 --> 01:19:07,165 The storage rooms are on fire! 466 01:19:21,625 --> 01:19:24,540 It was a terrible disaster. 467 01:19:24,875 --> 01:19:27,665 I knew the eunuchs had caused the fire 468 01:19:27,750 --> 01:19:31,040 so I wouldn't find out what had been stolen. 469 01:19:31,416 --> 01:19:35,040 The eunuchs had lived in the Forbidden City for 800 years, 470 01:19:35,125 --> 01:19:38,290 and at the time, there were over a thousand. 471 01:19:38,375 --> 01:19:42,332 I decided to send them all away, and to do so, 472 01:19:42,416 --> 01:19:46,415 I had to ask help to the Republican troops. 473 01:20:45,875 --> 01:20:49,832 - What is in those cases? - Their organs. 474 01:20:50,291 --> 01:20:53,415 Despite their guilt, they cannot be deprived 475 01:20:53,500 --> 01:20:56,790 of the right to be buried as normal men. 476 01:21:52,583 --> 01:21:54,290 Well? 477 01:21:56,791 --> 01:21:58,207 I... 478 01:21:59,708 --> 01:22:01,624 I forgot what I was saying. 479 01:22:01,708 --> 01:22:03,457 You are wasting our time! 480 01:22:03,541 --> 01:22:06,332 What was your relationship with the Japanese? 481 01:22:07,166 --> 01:22:09,540 How did that friendship begin? 482 01:22:09,625 --> 01:22:12,582 Who got you in contact with them? When? 483 01:22:12,666 --> 01:22:16,540 I think it was... the new Grand Chamberlain. 484 01:22:17,458 --> 01:22:19,582 It was 1924. 485 01:22:19,666 --> 01:22:23,082 Parliament had dissolved, the President had fled. 486 01:22:23,166 --> 01:22:27,874 At first I thought it was another coup d'etat 487 01:22:27,958 --> 01:22:31,165 plotted by one of the many Warlords. 488 01:22:31,583 --> 01:22:34,374 But this time the situation was different. 489 01:22:35,583 --> 01:22:37,749 This time it was my turn. 490 01:22:39,958 --> 01:22:41,749 Fifteen all. 491 01:23:02,291 --> 01:23:03,999 Game! 492 01:23:45,416 --> 01:23:48,915 The corrupted government of this Republic is fleeing. 493 01:23:49,000 --> 01:23:51,915 Now we'll eliminate the foreign stench of Manchurian rats 494 01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:54,332 that still hide in the Forbidden City. 495 01:24:05,125 --> 01:24:09,415 "Mr. Pu Yi and his family have one hour 496 01:24:09,500 --> 01:24:11,832 to leave the Forbidden City. 497 01:24:13,333 --> 01:24:17,415 They will be escorted to the father's home and stay there 498 01:24:17,500 --> 01:24:20,832 under close surveillance as State prisoners 499 01:24:20,916 --> 01:24:22,999 until further orders." 500 01:24:29,416 --> 01:24:33,165 What are you looking at? Don'tjust stand there! 501 01:24:33,250 --> 01:24:35,582 You always wanted to leave the Forbidden City. 502 01:24:35,666 --> 01:24:39,290 You have one hour to pack. Go on! 503 01:24:40,458 --> 01:24:41,665 Go! 504 01:24:54,583 --> 01:25:00,457 I always thought I hated this place. Now I'm afraid of leaving it. 505 01:25:00,541 --> 01:25:04,124 - You think they'll kill me? - Just do as they say. 506 01:25:04,208 --> 01:25:09,165 I'll go to the English Embassy. They'll give you political asylum. 507 01:25:10,291 --> 01:25:12,540 I am sure, Majesty. 508 01:25:12,625 --> 01:25:17,082 Chang, wait at the south door. Accompany His Majesty. 509 01:26:17,666 --> 01:26:18,749 Majesty... 510 01:27:07,500 --> 01:27:09,540 - Please, Your Majesty. - What? 511 01:27:57,708 --> 01:28:00,249 You never went to the English Embassy. 512 01:28:00,833 --> 01:28:02,540 You ended up at the Japanese Embassy. 513 01:28:02,625 --> 01:28:05,832 Only the Japanese were willing to help me. 514 01:28:05,916 --> 01:28:07,790 Without anything in exchange? 515 01:28:09,541 --> 01:28:13,540 Japan has an emperor. We're almost the same age. 516 01:28:13,625 --> 01:28:15,790 I considered it an act of courtesy. 517 01:28:16,916 --> 01:28:21,499 I realized that for many Chinese I was a foreigner 518 01:28:21,583 --> 01:28:24,707 only because I am of Manchurian origin. 519 01:28:24,916 --> 01:28:26,790 There was an anti-Manchuria organization 520 01:28:26,875 --> 01:28:29,790 that wanted to murder me. 521 01:28:29,875 --> 01:28:33,290 That is why I decided to move to Tientsin. 522 01:28:34,750 --> 01:28:38,874 It was a beautiful, modern city in the province, with a big port. 523 01:28:38,958 --> 01:28:43,249 We had many commercial relations abroad at the time. 524 01:28:43,333 --> 01:28:46,124 The Japanese thought I'd be safer with them. 525 01:28:46,208 --> 01:28:50,624 - The Japanese paid your expenses in Tientsin? - No. 526 01:28:50,708 --> 01:28:54,499 I rented a villa, Villa Chang. 527 01:28:54,583 --> 01:28:56,749 It was an expensive home, 528 01:28:56,833 --> 01:28:59,124 and the body guards were expensive too. 529 01:29:00,208 --> 01:29:02,415 I spent a lot of money in Tientsin. 530 01:29:02,500 --> 01:29:06,207 Did you believe in a possible imperial system change? 531 01:29:06,291 --> 01:29:09,999 Others believed it, my small court in exile. 532 01:29:11,708 --> 01:29:15,332 I can't remember how many jewels they made me sell 533 01:29:15,416 --> 01:29:18,165 to buy the friendship of some Warlords 534 01:29:18,250 --> 01:29:19,957 or generals of White Russia. 535 01:29:20,041 --> 01:29:21,874 How else did you spend your money? 536 01:29:21,958 --> 01:29:24,749 I never tired of buying... pianos, 537 01:29:24,833 --> 01:29:27,707 watches and radios. 538 01:29:27,791 --> 01:29:30,665 - But they had to be foreign. - Naturally. 539 01:29:30,750 --> 01:29:33,499 Yes, they had to come from the Western world. 540 01:29:33,583 --> 01:29:37,540 Especially chewing gum, Bayer aspirin and cars. 541 01:29:37,625 --> 01:29:41,290 While you were in Tientsin, most of China 542 01:29:41,375 --> 01:29:44,207 ended up under General Chang Kai Shek, 543 01:29:44,291 --> 01:29:47,957 the so-called Nationalists, the Kuomintang. 544 01:29:48,583 --> 01:29:51,999 - What was your relationship with them? - None. 545 01:29:53,916 --> 01:29:56,374 I felt useless in Tientsin. 546 01:29:57,416 --> 01:29:59,207 I was twenty. 547 01:30:00,083 --> 01:30:02,332 I dreamed of going to the West. 548 01:30:03,583 --> 01:30:05,040 I had become a playboy. 549 01:31:49,750 --> 01:31:52,999 It is a fantastic ship if you travel first class. 550 01:31:55,375 --> 01:31:57,374 I don't feel like going anywhere. 551 01:32:02,125 --> 01:32:04,165 You want to dance? 552 01:32:12,666 --> 01:32:16,665 You are brave. Nobody dares dance with me. 553 01:32:16,833 --> 01:32:18,415 Why? 554 01:32:19,625 --> 01:32:23,374 - Because I am Chinese. - Well, I am American. 555 01:32:34,375 --> 01:32:37,999 You talk of California, and I answer Cote d'Azur. 556 01:32:38,083 --> 01:32:40,832 - San Francisco. - Monte Carlo! 557 01:32:42,166 --> 01:32:44,499 Are we really leaving this time? 558 01:32:54,208 --> 01:32:57,832 - Who is that couple? - Henry and Elisabeth. 559 01:32:59,083 --> 01:33:03,082 - The Emperor of China? - Ex Emperor and his wife. 560 01:33:05,416 --> 01:33:07,957 - She is beautiful. - Yes. 561 01:33:08,666 --> 01:33:12,499 - Who are you? - His Majesty's other wife. 562 01:33:12,916 --> 01:33:15,457 - Other wife? - Wife number 2. 563 01:33:16,708 --> 01:33:18,624 Some people have all the luck. 564 01:33:40,541 --> 01:33:43,999 General Chang Kai Shek has taken over Shanghai. 565 01:33:45,125 --> 01:33:47,874 Kuomintang broke with the Reds! 566 01:33:48,458 --> 01:33:50,207 He is smashing them to pieces! 567 01:33:50,333 --> 01:33:52,332 Very good! Finally! 568 01:34:01,375 --> 01:34:05,665 You had better return to the legation, Your Majesty. 569 01:34:05,750 --> 01:34:09,957 - Your car is ready. - Thank you, Mr. Amakasu. 570 01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:28,790 The general strike failed. 571 01:34:28,875 --> 01:34:32,124 The international legation is safe. 572 01:34:32,208 --> 01:34:36,457 The Kuomintang troops have control of the city again. 573 01:34:36,541 --> 01:34:38,457 They are taking severe measures 574 01:34:38,541 --> 01:34:40,040 to establish order. 575 01:34:50,250 --> 01:34:53,415 Wen Hsiu, you want one too? 576 01:34:56,875 --> 01:34:58,915 I want a divorce. 577 01:35:04,958 --> 01:35:07,457 I am tired of being your lover. 578 01:35:07,541 --> 01:35:10,457 I thought you were my second wife. 579 01:35:10,541 --> 01:35:13,207 In the Forbidden City you were the Emperor 580 01:35:13,291 --> 01:35:16,457 and I was your second wife. 581 01:35:16,541 --> 01:35:19,040 But now you are just Henry Pu Yi. 582 01:35:19,125 --> 01:35:22,249 Wan Jung is your wife, Elisabeth. 583 01:35:23,958 --> 01:35:26,332 But what am I? 584 01:35:27,416 --> 01:35:29,790 I'm not anything anymore. 585 01:35:38,958 --> 01:35:42,540 I didn't think you were so unhappy. 586 01:35:46,750 --> 01:35:50,124 In the West, you can only have one wife. 587 01:35:55,125 --> 01:35:59,499 - I want a divorce. - Nobody can divorce me. 588 01:36:23,500 --> 01:36:25,957 I want a divorce! 589 01:37:04,625 --> 01:37:07,082 Highness, please! 590 01:37:11,875 --> 01:37:13,957 Thank you. 591 01:37:28,375 --> 01:37:30,457 I don't need it. 592 01:37:34,333 --> 01:37:36,957 I don't need anything. 593 01:38:06,458 --> 01:38:08,832 Wen Hsiu. 594 01:38:19,208 --> 01:38:23,832 Elisabeth, excuse me. Don't you remember me? 595 01:38:23,916 --> 01:38:27,624 I'm dressed as a pilot, even if I can't fly yet. 596 01:38:27,708 --> 01:38:31,457 Oriental Jewel. We went to dance lessons together. 597 01:38:31,541 --> 01:38:34,499 Before your marriage. How foolish! 598 01:38:34,583 --> 01:38:39,207 - Why did you want to marry? - Wen Hsiu left. 599 01:38:40,083 --> 01:38:43,874 - She won't come back. - Is it that serious? 600 01:38:44,791 --> 01:38:46,915 She was my only friend. 601 01:38:48,166 --> 01:38:52,124 You'll have a husband all to yourself now. 602 01:38:53,583 --> 01:38:55,957 And you are forgetting me. 603 01:38:56,958 --> 01:39:00,415 - I will be your friend. - You smoke opium! 604 01:39:00,500 --> 01:39:04,082 Why don't you try? The best in Shanghai. 605 01:39:05,125 --> 01:39:06,957 Why do you want to go to Europe? 606 01:39:07,041 --> 01:39:10,415 Better to go to Japan. It's more fun. 607 01:39:11,875 --> 01:39:14,040 More modern. 608 01:39:14,875 --> 01:39:18,332 It was a secret that we were going to Europe. 609 01:39:18,416 --> 01:39:20,582 I always know everything. 610 01:39:20,791 --> 01:39:24,957 I know that Chang Kai Shek has false teeth. 611 01:39:25,041 --> 01:39:28,749 I even know his nickname, "Cash Checks". 612 01:39:31,750 --> 01:39:33,749 I am a spy. 613 01:39:34,500 --> 01:39:37,874 - I don't care if people know. - A spy? 614 01:39:37,958 --> 01:39:40,499 I work for the Japanese Secret Service. 615 01:39:40,583 --> 01:39:43,290 They sent me here to protect you. 616 01:39:44,166 --> 01:39:50,957 The Japanese are trying to get him on their side. 617 01:39:51,208 --> 01:39:55,374 He already sent his brother to the Tokyo Military Academy. 618 01:39:55,458 --> 01:39:58,665 They constantly talk to him about Manchuria. 619 01:39:59,708 --> 01:40:02,915 And Mr. Amakasu doesn't even say hello to me. 620 01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:04,832 I don't trust the Japanese. 621 01:40:16,250 --> 01:40:19,207 Of course, I'd like to be the Emperor's second wife. 622 01:40:19,291 --> 01:40:23,415 - Oriental Jewel! - If the place is vacant. 623 01:40:41,291 --> 01:40:44,249 The place is vacant, my dear cousin. 624 01:40:46,208 --> 01:40:49,124 But the part isn't suited for you. 625 01:40:51,375 --> 01:40:54,832 Wen Hsiu left her Pekinese dog here. Want it? 626 01:40:56,541 --> 01:41:01,124 It was my fault, yes, all my fault. 627 01:41:33,500 --> 01:41:36,082 I came to talk to you, Your Majesty. 628 01:41:36,791 --> 01:41:41,749 I have bad news for you. Something happened. 629 01:41:47,708 --> 01:41:49,665 The imperial tombs of our Manchurian ancestors 630 01:41:49,750 --> 01:41:52,415 were attacked and ransacked, 631 01:41:52,500 --> 01:41:56,415 beastly plundered by the Kuomintang troops. 632 01:41:56,500 --> 01:41:58,874 Chinese soldiers. 633 01:41:58,958 --> 01:42:02,624 The Warlords, ordered by Chang Kai Shek. 634 01:42:05,000 --> 01:42:10,415 The body of the Empress Widow was reduced to pieces. 635 01:42:12,333 --> 01:42:16,624 Her pearl necklace is Chang Kai Shek's wedding gift 636 01:42:16,708 --> 01:42:19,207 to his new wife. 637 01:42:40,666 --> 01:42:45,165 - 981 , you consider yourself Chinese? - Naturally. 638 01:42:45,250 --> 01:42:47,415 - What is this? - Japan. 639 01:42:47,500 --> 01:42:50,540 - What is this part of China called? - North east. 640 01:42:50,625 --> 01:42:53,832 - What did you call it as a child? - Manchuria. 641 01:42:53,916 --> 01:42:57,790 Japan invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931 , 642 01:42:57,875 --> 01:43:00,957 and began to create a dummy state, Manchukuo. 643 01:43:01,041 --> 01:43:04,290 Shortly after, a Japanese delegation secretly went 644 01:43:04,375 --> 01:43:06,957 to Tientsin to ask for your cooperation. 645 01:43:07,041 --> 01:43:10,374 Will you say you refused? Answer! 646 01:43:10,583 --> 01:43:12,957 I told you a hundred times. 647 01:43:13,041 --> 01:43:14,957 Tell us another 200 times! 648 01:43:15,041 --> 01:43:18,790 - I refused to cooperate. - You say you refused, 649 01:43:18,875 --> 01:43:22,415 but one month later, on November 10, 1931 , 650 01:43:22,500 --> 01:43:26,665 you went to Manchuria, or should I call it Manchukuo? 651 01:43:26,750 --> 01:43:29,790 According to your so-called confession, 652 01:43:29,875 --> 01:43:32,540 you didn't go to Manchuria spontaneously. 653 01:43:32,625 --> 01:43:35,082 - The Japanese kidnapped you. - Yes. 654 01:43:35,166 --> 01:43:38,415 - And forced you to go to Manchuria. - Yes. 655 01:43:38,500 --> 01:43:40,415 Sit down. 656 01:43:42,416 --> 01:43:46,832 You surely remember a man called Reginald Fleming Johnston. 657 01:43:47,916 --> 01:43:51,374 - He was your tutor. - Yes. 658 01:43:52,333 --> 01:43:55,415 And a good friend, it seems. 659 01:43:56,791 --> 01:43:59,457 After living 28 years in China, 660 01:43:59,541 --> 01:44:02,499 Mr. Johnston returned to England. 661 01:44:02,583 --> 01:44:05,790 There he became professor of Oriental Studies 662 01:44:05,875 --> 01:44:08,249 at the London University, 663 01:44:08,333 --> 01:44:14,332 and he wrote a book called, "The Dusk of the Forbidden City". 664 01:44:14,416 --> 01:44:18,040 Look here. It is dedicated to you. 665 01:44:45,083 --> 01:44:47,290 I will miss you very much, Mr. Johnston. 666 01:44:47,375 --> 01:44:50,249 I'll miss you very much too, Majesty. 667 01:44:53,958 --> 01:44:59,540 - You think a man can again be Emperor? - Certainly. 668 01:45:18,291 --> 01:45:21,165 Thank you, Your Majesty. 669 01:45:26,500 --> 01:45:28,999 How should we say goodbye? 670 01:45:30,291 --> 01:45:33,124 As when we met. 671 01:45:44,541 --> 01:45:46,832 Well, goodbye, Mr. Johnston. 672 01:45:46,916 --> 01:45:50,124 Well, goodbye, Your Majesty. 673 01:46:36,416 --> 01:46:41,374 Goodbye, Mr. Johnston! I will never forget you. Goodbye! 674 01:46:41,458 --> 01:46:45,249 Goodbye, Mr. Johnston! Goodbye! Goodbye! 675 01:46:51,500 --> 01:46:55,082 Page 449. 676 01:46:55,583 --> 01:46:59,415 Mr. Johnston writes: "The version saying that 677 01:46:59,500 --> 01:47:02,790 the Emperor was kidnapped by the Japanese, 678 01:47:02,875 --> 01:47:05,749 is totally false." 679 01:47:06,708 --> 01:47:10,665 "Pu Yi left Tientsin and went to Manchuria spontaneously. 680 01:47:10,750 --> 01:47:14,040 - Johnston is a liar. - What did you say? 681 01:47:14,125 --> 01:47:18,415 Mr. Johnston had left when they took me to Manchuria. 682 01:47:19,208 --> 01:47:21,999 Perhaps he was wrongly informed. 683 01:47:38,000 --> 01:47:40,374 Sit down! 684 01:47:46,583 --> 01:47:49,915 You say that you prepared this man's suitcases 685 01:47:50,000 --> 01:47:51,415 on the morning of November 9. 686 01:47:51,500 --> 01:47:53,790 Isn't it strange that a man who will be kidnapped 687 01:47:53,875 --> 01:47:57,165 asks to prepare his suitcases one day before that? 688 01:47:57,250 --> 01:47:58,707 It is what you wrote, right? 689 01:47:58,791 --> 01:48:02,415 Who ordered you to prepare this man's suitcases? 690 01:48:04,458 --> 01:48:07,957 It's obvious that these versions do not match. 691 01:48:09,166 --> 01:48:11,624 It happened a long time ago. 692 01:48:11,708 --> 01:48:15,415 - Maybe I made a mistake. - No! You are lying! 693 01:48:15,500 --> 01:48:19,499 - You are both lying! - Control yourself! 694 01:48:26,000 --> 01:48:28,457 You can still change your mind. 695 01:48:33,125 --> 01:48:35,165 I can't, because of my hereditary right. 696 01:48:35,250 --> 01:48:38,457 I am the Sovereign of the Manchurian people. 697 01:48:40,041 --> 01:48:43,874 Manchuria cannot exist if I don't govern it. 698 01:48:44,583 --> 01:48:49,040 Don't you see that the Japanese are using you? 699 01:48:49,125 --> 01:48:51,665 I will use them, instead. 700 01:48:51,750 --> 01:48:53,749 Your Majesty, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria 701 01:48:53,833 --> 01:48:56,082 will be condemned by the League of Nations 702 01:48:56,166 --> 01:48:57,832 and by all the civilized countries of the world. 703 01:48:57,916 --> 01:49:01,582 The Chinese Republic did not keep its promises. 704 01:49:01,666 --> 01:49:05,207 Its troops plundered the tombs of my ancestors. 705 01:49:05,291 --> 01:49:08,624 Its army didn't defend Manchuria from the Japanese. 706 01:49:08,708 --> 01:49:11,457 But Manchuria is part of China. 707 01:49:11,541 --> 01:49:13,165 The Chinese turned their backs on me. 708 01:49:13,250 --> 01:49:15,207 Please, don't go. Forget it. 709 01:49:15,291 --> 01:49:18,749 Manchuria is the richest country of Asia. 710 01:49:18,833 --> 01:49:20,915 Coal, petrol, railways. 711 01:49:21,583 --> 01:49:24,749 Every year millions of Chinese emigrate to Manchuria. 712 01:49:24,833 --> 01:49:26,165 I must build my country. 713 01:49:26,250 --> 01:49:30,040 Johnston was often wrong, but he wasn't a liar. 714 01:49:30,125 --> 01:49:32,332 You were not kidnapped. 715 01:49:32,416 --> 01:49:34,582 You went to Manchuria on your own. 716 01:49:34,666 --> 01:49:38,165 You wanted to go back and be the Emperor. 717 01:49:53,666 --> 01:49:57,374 This might help you remember the truth. 718 01:51:35,083 --> 01:51:37,040 To the sky. 719 01:51:44,500 --> 01:51:46,415 To the earth. 720 01:51:47,458 --> 01:51:49,915 To the moon. 721 01:51:51,583 --> 01:51:53,832 And to the sun. 722 01:52:10,625 --> 01:52:12,790 You are Empress again. 723 01:52:14,208 --> 01:52:16,415 I want a pilot's license, 724 01:52:16,500 --> 01:52:18,165 and will go to the Yokohama base 725 01:52:18,250 --> 01:52:21,332 to practice on bomber aircrafts. 726 01:52:22,291 --> 01:52:25,374 I want to bomb Shanghai. 727 01:52:25,833 --> 01:52:30,207 - You want to bomb Shanghai? - I hate China. 728 01:52:36,500 --> 01:52:39,124 And I hate you. 729 01:53:58,166 --> 01:54:02,082 The Chiefs of Staff of the Kwantung army, a spectacle! 730 01:54:02,875 --> 01:54:06,249 The Japanese Chiefs of Staff. 731 01:54:15,666 --> 01:54:17,749 Come on. 732 01:54:35,666 --> 01:54:38,290 In the name of the Japanese Emperor, 733 01:54:38,375 --> 01:54:40,790 the Commander of the Kwantung army, 734 01:54:40,875 --> 01:54:43,957 warmly congratulates His Majesty 735 01:54:44,041 --> 01:54:47,332 on the occasion of his crowning. 736 01:56:41,166 --> 01:56:42,957 May I, gentlemen? 737 01:56:44,000 --> 01:56:47,290 My wife, Princess Hiro Saga. 738 01:56:47,375 --> 01:56:50,165 Prime Minister Cheng Hsiao Hsiu. 739 01:56:55,416 --> 01:56:58,915 The Honorable Chang Chinghui, Minister of War. 740 01:56:59,791 --> 01:57:02,749 The Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Colombo. 741 01:57:17,458 --> 01:57:21,624 The Empress and I accept the invitation with pleasure. 742 01:57:28,208 --> 01:57:30,415 Excuse me, General. 743 01:57:53,583 --> 01:57:55,915 Mr. Amakasu, 744 01:57:56,416 --> 01:58:00,999 the president of the new cinema studios of Manchuria. 745 01:58:10,166 --> 01:58:13,249 Why do you want to ruin this day? 746 01:58:13,333 --> 01:58:14,874 Why? 747 01:58:17,000 --> 01:58:21,374 Mr. Amakasu has become the most powerful man in Manchukuo. 748 01:58:22,291 --> 01:58:24,999 What are you talking about? 749 01:58:25,333 --> 01:58:29,124 You never thought I'd be emperor, but I am here. 750 01:58:29,833 --> 01:58:32,249 You are really blind. 751 01:58:41,833 --> 01:58:43,582 You know what it means to be Empress? 752 01:58:43,666 --> 01:58:45,540 You are the Empress! 753 01:58:49,708 --> 01:58:51,582 Why don't you make love to me anymore? 754 01:58:51,666 --> 01:58:55,290 Because you have become an opium addict. 755 01:58:55,375 --> 01:58:58,665 Opium killed my mother, it destroyed China. 756 01:58:58,750 --> 01:59:02,082 - Opium is sold all over Manchukuo. - Be quiet! 757 01:59:02,166 --> 01:59:04,874 - It's in all the stores. - Be quiet! 758 01:59:08,541 --> 01:59:10,624 Your brother will soon be a father. 759 01:59:13,416 --> 01:59:18,790 We must have a child too. We must have an heir. 760 01:59:20,541 --> 01:59:22,540 We received from the Emperor Hirohito, 761 01:59:22,625 --> 01:59:27,540 an official invitation to go to Japan. I'll go alone. 762 01:59:28,125 --> 01:59:30,374 You will stay here. 763 01:59:30,708 --> 01:59:34,790 - I'd never accept going to Japan. - Please leave! 764 01:59:41,916 --> 01:59:45,540 Ten thousand years to His Majesty the Emperor! 765 01:59:46,833 --> 01:59:50,165 - Ten thousand years! - Ten thousand years! 766 02:00:58,666 --> 02:01:01,582 I told you, I hate you. 767 02:01:03,916 --> 02:01:07,457 Only because I give you what you need. 768 02:01:41,791 --> 02:01:44,415 Now we are engaged. 769 02:02:39,791 --> 02:02:44,332 - You forgot toothpaste. - Yes... sir. 770 02:03:03,541 --> 02:03:05,290 Separate them. 771 02:03:09,583 --> 02:03:11,749 981 , get your things! 772 02:03:21,833 --> 02:03:23,665 Go up! 773 02:03:37,666 --> 02:03:40,415 Your shoes are untied. Tie them. 774 02:03:40,500 --> 02:03:43,665 On Thursdays you serve in the mess hall, Fridays, clean the toilets, 775 02:03:43,750 --> 02:03:46,999 Saturdays, wash the floors. 776 02:04:14,166 --> 02:04:16,874 I have never been separated from my family. 777 02:04:16,958 --> 02:04:19,707 You had better get used to it. 778 02:04:24,458 --> 02:04:27,415 Don't you remember me, Mr. Pu Yi? 779 02:04:27,500 --> 02:04:31,374 I was Minister of Commerce in Manchukuo. 780 02:04:34,958 --> 02:04:37,582 You were all in Manchukuo. 781 02:04:38,416 --> 02:04:42,915 I am cell head now. We must respect the rules. 782 02:04:43,125 --> 02:04:46,332 It is forbidden to speak during study hours. 783 02:05:38,250 --> 02:05:42,040 Where is your gun, Captain? Their swords? 784 02:05:42,125 --> 02:05:44,957 They disarmed us, Your Majesty. 785 02:05:45,041 --> 02:05:49,499 - Colonel Yoshioka's orders. - Colonel Yoshioka. 786 02:05:51,333 --> 02:05:53,165 Colonel Yoshioka. 787 02:05:53,250 --> 02:05:56,707 What is happening? Why were my guards disarmed? 788 02:05:56,791 --> 02:05:59,832 I'm sorry. It was sad for everyone, Your Majesty. 789 02:05:59,916 --> 02:06:02,999 Many changes took place while you were in Tokyo. 790 02:06:03,083 --> 02:06:06,040 Your Majesty, I want to introduce Masaomi Kobayakawa, 791 02:06:06,125 --> 02:06:09,832 the new Japanese ambassador in Manchukuo. 792 02:06:36,583 --> 02:06:39,082 Why isn't Prime Minister Hsiao Hsiu here to receive me? 793 02:06:39,166 --> 02:06:42,582 He turned in his resignation, Your Majesty. 794 02:06:42,666 --> 02:06:46,957 - His son was murdered. - Murdered? 795 02:06:47,041 --> 02:06:50,999 By Communist bandits, Your Majesty. 796 02:06:56,875 --> 02:06:58,999 I must see him immediately. 797 02:06:59,083 --> 02:07:02,165 He refuses to see anyone, Your Majesty. 798 02:07:02,250 --> 02:07:07,165 He retired to a monastery far away from here. 799 02:07:14,083 --> 02:07:16,040 Who are you? 800 02:07:16,625 --> 02:07:21,707 Chang Chinghui, Your Majesty, Minister of War. 801 02:07:22,916 --> 02:07:24,915 Yes... 802 02:07:26,708 --> 02:07:29,165 Of course. 803 02:07:30,291 --> 02:07:33,457 The Council meeting has been set for today at four, 804 02:07:33,541 --> 02:07:36,874 before the State dinner. 805 02:07:47,125 --> 02:07:50,790 "The Emperor is asked to sign what follows: 806 02:07:51,750 --> 02:07:55,124 After attentive consideration, it was decided to nominate 807 02:07:55,208 --> 02:08:00,999 the Honorable Chang Chinghui as new Manchukuo Prime Minister." 808 02:08:07,875 --> 02:08:10,540 No! Today, after our return from Japan, 809 02:08:10,625 --> 02:08:13,749 we wish to talk about something more important. 810 02:08:14,625 --> 02:08:17,582 The future of our friendship with Japan, 811 02:08:19,000 --> 02:08:22,249 which is based on mutual respect, 812 02:08:22,333 --> 02:08:26,957 and respect means equality and independence. 813 02:08:27,041 --> 02:08:29,124 When the two emperors, side by side, 814 02:08:29,208 --> 02:08:31,249 greeted the national flags, 815 02:08:31,333 --> 02:08:34,540 they acknowledged that Manchukuo had become of age. 816 02:08:34,625 --> 02:08:36,707 Manchukuo is not a Japanese colony. 817 02:08:36,791 --> 02:08:39,707 Manchukuo is Manchuria! 818 02:08:42,250 --> 02:08:45,040 The bonds uniting our two countries, 819 02:08:45,125 --> 02:08:48,082 are like the bonds uniting the two emperors, 820 02:08:48,166 --> 02:08:52,040 based on brotherly trust and on... and on... 821 02:08:52,333 --> 02:08:56,665 The desire to maintain our ancient traditions 822 02:08:56,750 --> 02:08:59,999 and mutual respect of our national identities. 823 02:09:01,791 --> 02:09:04,290 We already welcomed the ambassadors 824 02:09:04,375 --> 02:09:08,499 of El Salvador, of Costa Rica and the Vatican! 825 02:09:10,625 --> 02:09:13,790 We are certain the other countries will follow. 826 02:09:32,916 --> 02:09:35,415 I am expecting a child. 827 02:09:39,875 --> 02:09:42,415 The father is Manciurian. 828 02:09:46,958 --> 02:09:51,915 - Colonel Yoshioka and Mr. Amakasu. - I did it for you. 829 02:10:13,750 --> 02:10:17,165 Your Majesty forgot to sign the Prime Minister's nomination. 830 02:10:17,250 --> 02:10:19,999 Mr. Chang Chinghui. 831 02:10:21,458 --> 02:10:23,415 I did not forget. 832 02:10:29,375 --> 02:10:34,040 When an Englishman robs someone, he becomes a gentleman. 833 02:10:34,125 --> 02:10:37,457 If he steals a great deal, they make him a baronet. 834 02:10:38,000 --> 02:10:42,082 You think the English Empire is a charity operation? 835 02:10:42,166 --> 02:10:46,332 If India has to accept expenses of its occupation, 836 02:10:46,875 --> 02:10:49,624 Manchukuo must do the same! 837 02:11:03,291 --> 02:11:07,124 We hope that Manchukuo will soon have an heir. 838 02:11:09,041 --> 02:11:12,290 - The Empress is expecting a child. - Yes, Your Majesty. 839 02:11:12,375 --> 02:11:15,249 We are aware of that. 840 02:11:21,125 --> 02:11:23,749 This is the name of the father. 841 02:11:33,041 --> 02:11:36,915 His name is Chang. He is your driver. 842 02:11:56,041 --> 02:11:58,415 All the details have been recorded. 843 02:11:58,500 --> 02:12:00,665 That man will be punished. 844 02:12:01,541 --> 02:12:05,249 The Emperor's honor must not be soiled. 845 02:12:21,958 --> 02:12:26,332 The Japanese are the only divine race existing in the world. 846 02:12:26,416 --> 02:12:29,832 We will take China, Hong Kong, 847 02:12:29,916 --> 02:12:32,415 Indochina, Siam, 848 02:12:32,500 --> 02:12:36,082 Malesia, Singapore and India! 849 02:12:36,666 --> 02:12:39,290 All of Asia belongs to us! 850 02:13:10,583 --> 02:13:13,624 Your cell companions complained too. 851 02:13:13,708 --> 02:13:17,832 Don't disturb the others when you urinate at night. 852 02:13:19,708 --> 02:13:22,332 To avoid making noise, learn to do it 853 02:13:22,416 --> 02:13:26,832 against the bucket's side, and not in the middle as you do. 854 02:13:26,916 --> 02:13:28,707 Yes, companion. 855 02:13:43,208 --> 02:13:46,249 Do you think I am still your servant? 856 02:14:08,833 --> 02:14:10,874 You are simply pretending. 857 02:14:11,250 --> 02:14:14,540 - You all pretend you've changed. - Silence! 858 02:14:14,625 --> 02:14:16,665 The Party teaches us to be new men! 859 02:14:16,750 --> 02:14:18,707 We are working for a new China! 860 02:14:18,791 --> 02:14:20,540 You worked in Amakasu's private office. 861 02:14:20,625 --> 02:14:24,624 You are still the same men. Men don't change. 862 02:14:24,708 --> 02:14:28,124 Guard! Guard! 863 02:14:33,666 --> 02:14:35,249 Guard! 864 02:14:35,333 --> 02:14:37,165 I let it happen. 865 02:14:37,250 --> 02:14:41,249 - Guard! - I let it happen. 866 02:15:17,666 --> 02:15:19,999 The second edict, Your Majesty. 867 02:15:20,083 --> 02:15:25,082 Japanese will be the official language of Manchukuo schools. 868 02:15:37,041 --> 02:15:39,165 Your Majesty! 869 02:15:43,208 --> 02:15:46,957 - The child was born dead. - How is the Empress? 870 02:15:47,041 --> 02:15:51,540 She should move to a clinic or a warmer country. 871 02:15:54,666 --> 02:15:57,832 She has already left, Your Majesty. 872 02:16:48,625 --> 02:16:51,249 Open the door. 873 02:17:50,333 --> 02:17:53,499 With Manchukuo firmly in their possession, 874 02:17:53,583 --> 02:17:57,749 the Japanese soon took control of northern China. 875 02:17:57,833 --> 02:18:01,832 In 1937, they were ready to attack the south, 876 02:18:01,916 --> 02:18:03,832 the heart of China. 877 02:18:03,916 --> 02:18:06,040 The air raid on Shanghai 878 02:18:06,125 --> 02:18:08,499 was one of the first bombings of history, 879 02:18:08,583 --> 02:18:12,415 aimed at a helpless population. 880 02:18:12,500 --> 02:18:16,249 It left thousands homeless, and thousands died. 881 02:18:18,625 --> 02:18:21,124 Three months later, the Japanese armies 882 02:18:21,208 --> 02:18:24,582 attacked the temporary capital of Nanchino, 883 02:18:24,666 --> 02:18:28,832 and when the city fell, many atrocities took place. 884 02:18:28,916 --> 02:18:33,707 In using terror to convince China to surrender, 885 02:18:33,791 --> 02:18:36,707 the High Japanese Command ordered a massacre. 886 02:18:37,083 --> 02:18:38,790 More than 200 thousand civilians 887 02:18:38,875 --> 02:18:42,124 were systematically killed. 888 02:18:42,208 --> 02:18:46,582 The world watched with horror, but did not move to help them. 889 02:18:47,291 --> 02:18:53,082 On December 7, 1941 , Japan attacked the American fleet 890 02:18:53,166 --> 02:18:56,165 in Pearl Harbor, without any forewarning. 891 02:18:58,000 --> 02:19:01,499 Manchukuo, Japanese bulwark in northern China, 892 02:19:01,708 --> 02:19:06,415 had always been governed by the dummy Emperor, Pu Yi. 893 02:19:07,000 --> 02:19:08,832 But behind the triumphant facade, 894 02:19:08,916 --> 02:19:12,457 there was a country that was in slavery, 895 02:19:13,458 --> 02:19:16,582 one where experiments on bacteriological weapons 896 02:19:16,666 --> 02:19:19,582 were carried out on human beings, 897 02:19:22,166 --> 02:19:24,749 one where production of opium 898 02:19:24,833 --> 02:19:29,540 had become the easiest way to finance the war. 899 02:19:29,625 --> 02:19:32,290 Millions of people were deliberately 900 02:19:32,375 --> 02:19:34,790 turned into drug addicts. 901 02:19:58,541 --> 02:20:01,457 Nine days later, the Hiroshima bomb. 902 02:20:01,541 --> 02:20:04,999 On August 15, 1945, 903 02:20:05,083 --> 02:20:10,165 Emperor Hirohito announced surrender of Japan. 904 02:20:10,250 --> 02:20:14,124 For the first time, his voice was heard on the radio. 905 02:20:59,625 --> 02:21:01,249 You must go to Tokyo, Your Majesty. 906 02:21:01,333 --> 02:21:03,749 Surrender to the Americans. Don't wait for the Russians. 907 02:21:03,833 --> 02:21:06,790 The Communists will kill everyone. 908 02:21:51,916 --> 02:21:54,999 The Empress is back. 909 02:22:03,083 --> 02:22:08,124 She doesn't want you to see her in her condition. 910 02:22:09,458 --> 02:22:11,540 Your Majesty! 911 02:23:04,416 --> 02:23:07,290 Hurry! There are no more seats on the plane. 912 02:23:07,375 --> 02:23:11,457 The Empress is not in danger. You must hurry. 913 02:24:07,375 --> 02:24:12,124 Your Majesty, you must leave right away. Now! 914 02:24:47,708 --> 02:24:49,665 The Russians! 915 02:25:27,250 --> 02:25:30,124 Perhaps you think we are here to teach men 916 02:25:30,208 --> 02:25:32,665 to lie in another way. 917 02:25:32,750 --> 02:25:36,207 Why did you sign all that you were accused of? 918 02:25:36,291 --> 02:25:40,540 I didn't stop you from killing yourself, to do this. 919 02:25:41,500 --> 02:25:44,749 A man doesn't sign anything to please his enemies, 920 02:25:44,833 --> 02:25:46,415 or to please me. 921 02:25:46,500 --> 02:25:49,665 You knew many things about the Manchukuo period, 922 02:25:49,750 --> 02:25:52,207 including secret agreements. How was it possible 923 02:25:52,291 --> 02:25:55,457 that you knew about Japanese experiments in Harbin 924 02:25:55,541 --> 02:25:59,957 on bacteriological war? How was it possible? 925 02:26:00,416 --> 02:26:04,207 Why did you sign those papers? 926 02:26:07,083 --> 02:26:10,290 Yes, I am responsible for everything that happened. 927 02:26:10,375 --> 02:26:13,832 You are only responsible for what you did. 928 02:26:13,916 --> 02:26:15,540 All your life you always thought 929 02:26:15,625 --> 02:26:17,749 you were better than others, 930 02:26:17,833 --> 02:26:20,707 and now you think you are the worst. 931 02:26:26,458 --> 02:26:29,624 Why don't you just leave me alone? 932 02:26:30,625 --> 02:26:34,332 You saved me to be a puppet in your performance. 933 02:26:36,000 --> 02:26:39,124 You spared my life because I am useful to you. 934 02:26:39,208 --> 02:26:43,332 Is it something terrible to be useful? 935 02:27:16,125 --> 02:27:18,624 Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. 936 02:27:23,541 --> 02:27:27,790 The Supreme Court of the People orders that 937 02:27:27,875 --> 02:27:31,165 the war criminal, Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 938 02:27:31,916 --> 02:27:35,749 male, 53 years of age, 939 02:27:35,833 --> 02:27:40,290 of Manchurian nationality, who lived in Beijing, 940 02:27:40,375 --> 02:27:42,957 has served ten years in prison. 941 02:27:44,625 --> 02:27:48,332 As a result of the rehabilitation obtained from work 942 02:27:48,416 --> 02:27:52,957 and ideological education during his detention, 943 02:27:53,166 --> 02:27:56,582 he shows to be amended. 944 02:27:56,833 --> 02:28:01,749 According to clause 1 of the special law on forgiveness, 945 02:28:01,958 --> 02:28:05,540 the prisoner today is released. 946 02:28:17,791 --> 02:28:19,249 See? 947 02:28:19,333 --> 02:28:23,124 I will remain in prison longer than you. 948 02:30:56,541 --> 02:30:58,624 The Red Guards. 949 02:31:05,291 --> 02:31:07,207 They are so young. 950 02:31:08,666 --> 02:31:10,499 It is dangerous. 951 02:31:17,750 --> 02:31:20,290 Look! Look! 952 02:31:20,541 --> 02:31:22,624 Look there! 953 02:31:24,916 --> 02:31:27,540 It is the governor of our prison. 954 02:31:28,333 --> 02:31:31,749 - It can't be. - I am sure it is him. 955 02:31:34,541 --> 02:31:36,540 Be careful. 956 02:31:37,583 --> 02:31:39,707 Where are you going? Stop! 957 02:32:24,125 --> 02:32:26,832 Companion, there must be a mistake. 958 02:32:26,916 --> 02:32:29,207 I know this man. He is a good person. 959 02:32:29,291 --> 02:32:32,457 - Who are you? - I am a gardener. 960 02:32:32,541 --> 02:32:36,207 Get in line, companion, or get the hell out. 961 02:32:45,583 --> 02:32:47,832 - What did he do? - He is being accused. 962 02:32:47,916 --> 02:32:50,332 - Of what? - Serving the caste. 963 02:32:50,416 --> 02:32:53,082 - A revisionist element. - He is a dirty reactionist. 964 02:32:53,166 --> 02:32:56,082 - Confess your crimes. - I've nothing to confess. 965 02:32:56,166 --> 02:32:58,665 Kneel before Mao! 966 02:33:02,500 --> 02:33:06,624 - Confess your crimes! - I've nothing to confess. - Kneel! 967 02:33:10,875 --> 02:33:12,874 - Confess your crimes! - Stop! 968 02:33:12,958 --> 02:33:15,832 He is an educator, and knows many things... 969 02:33:16,291 --> 02:33:19,957 You can't do that. You're making a mistake! 970 02:33:20,041 --> 02:33:22,790 He knows how to educate. 971 02:36:25,041 --> 02:36:26,749 Stop! 972 02:36:28,541 --> 02:36:31,165 You can't go there. It's forbidden. 973 02:36:33,791 --> 02:36:37,415 - Who are you? - The custodian's son. I live here. 974 02:36:37,500 --> 02:36:39,957 I used to live here too. 975 02:36:40,083 --> 02:36:42,624 Look. That is where I sat. 976 02:36:42,708 --> 02:36:47,457 - Who are you? - I was the Emperor of China. 977 02:36:47,541 --> 02:36:51,207 - Prove it. - Wait. 978 02:38:28,333 --> 02:38:30,290 This is the Pavilion of Supreme Harmony 979 02:38:30,375 --> 02:38:33,082 where the emperors were crowned. 980 02:38:33,166 --> 02:38:35,540 The last emperor to be crowned here, 981 02:38:35,625 --> 02:38:42,415 was Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. He was 3 years old. He died in 1967.