Li Minwei
Lai Man-wai, also romanised as Lay Min-wei or M.W. Ray, considered the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", was the director of the first Hong Kong film Zhuangzi Tests His Wife in 1913. In the film, Lai played the role of the wife, partly due to the reluctance of women to participate in show business at the time.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1893-09-25 · Japon
- Died
- 1953-10-26
Known for
- Romance of the Western Chamber (1927) — Producer
- Love and Duty (1931) — Production Manager
- Waves Wash the Sand (1936) — Producer
- National Customs (1935) — Production Manager
- A Spray of Plum Blossoms (1931) — Production Manager
- Zhuangzi Tests His Wife (1913) — Chuang Tsi's Wife
- The Reviving Rose (1927)
- The Dream of the Ancient Capital (1930) — Production Manager
- 淞沪抗战实录 — Director
- A Page of History (1941) — Director