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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-09-25 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

Japon

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

Acting

1927

1913

Zhuangzi Tests His Wife as Chuang Tsi's Wife

Production

1936

1935

National Customs as Production Manager

1931

Love and Duty as Production Manager
A Spray of Plum Blossoms as Production Manager

1930

The Dream of the Ancient Capital as Production Manager

1927

Way Down West as Producer
The Reviving Rose as Producer

1913

Crew

1930

Directing

1941

A Page of History as Director

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淞沪抗战实录 as Director

Writing