Is that so terrible? To be useful?
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The Governor:
[Confronting Puyi in the prison gardens, where Puyi works alone]
Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a new way? The Governor:
[Puyi continues working as if trying to ignore the Governor]
Why did you sign every accusation made against you? I didn't stop you from killing yourself to see you like this! Someone who will sign anything to please his enemies... to please me! The Governor:
[Puyi continues working]
You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo... even the secret agreements. But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin! Could you? So Why did you sign these papers? Emperor Pu Yi:
I was responsible for everything. The Governor:
You are responsible for what you do! All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all! Emperor Pu Yi:
[sighs]
Why can you not leave me alone? You saved my life to make me a puppet in your own play. You saved me because I am useful to you. The Governor:
Is that so terrible? To be useful?
[Confronting Puyi in the prison gardens, where Puyi works alone]
Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a new way? The Governor:
[Puyi continues working as if trying to ignore the Governor]
Why did you sign every accusation made against you? I didn't stop you from killing yourself to see you like this! Someone who will sign anything to please his enemies... to please me! The Governor:
[Puyi continues working]
You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo... even the secret agreements. But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin! Could you? So Why did you sign these papers? Emperor Pu Yi:
I was responsible for everything. The Governor:
You are responsible for what you do! All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all! Emperor Pu Yi:
[sighs]
Why can you not leave me alone? You saved my life to make me a puppet in your own play. You saved me because I am useful to you. The Governor:
Is that so terrible? To be useful?
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Someone who signs anything to please his enemies to please me
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You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo even the secret agreements
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But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin
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Could you So why did you sign these papers
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I was responsible for everything
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You are responsible for what you do
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All your life you thought you were better than everyone else
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Now you think you're the worst of all
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Why can you not leave me alone
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You saved my life to make me a puppet in your own play
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You saved me because I am useful to you
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Is that so terrible to be useful
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Movie Summary
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Actors
The Governor