Li Minwei

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 25, 1893

Died

October 26, 1953 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Japon

Also Known As

  • Lai Man-Wai
  • 黎民偉
  • 黎民伟
  • Li Minwei
  • Lay Min Wei

Li Minwei

Biography

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