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Li Minwei picture

Li Minwei

Directing
Known For

60 Years Old

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.

Born

Japon on 25th September 1893

Died

26th October 1953

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