Known For
Directing
Known Credits
2
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 25, 1893 (132 years old)
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.
| 1941 | A Page of History...Director | |
| 淞沪抗战实录...Director |
| 1936 | Waves Wash the Sand...Producer | |
| 1935 | National Customs...Production Manager | |
| 1931 | A Spray of Plum Blossoms...Production Manager | |
| 1931 | Love and Duty...Production Manager | |
| 1930 | The Dream of the Ancient Capital...Production Manager | |
| 1927 | Romance of the Western Chamber...Producer | |
| 1927 | The Reviving Rose...Producer | |
| 1913 | Zhuangzi Tests His Wife...Producer |
| 1930 | The Dream of the Ancient Capital...Cinematography |
| 1913 | Zhuangzi Tests His Wife...Writer |
| 1927 | The Reviving Roseas | |
| 1913 | Zhuangzi Tests His Wifeas Chuang Tsi's Wife |
