Li Minwei
Born
September 25, 1893
Died
October 26, 1953 (60 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Japon
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.
