Li Minwei
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 25, 1893, Japon
- Died
- October 26, 1953
- Movies
- 7
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1927 | The Reviving Rose | |
| 1913 | Zhuangzi Tests His Wife | Chuang Tsi's Wife |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1941 | A Page of History | Director |
| 1936 | Waves Wash the Sand | Producer |
| 1927 | Romance of the Western Chamber | Producer |
| 1927 | The Reviving Rose | Producer |
| 1913 | Zhuangzi Tests His Wife | Producer, Writer |
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