Minwei Li(1893-1953)
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Actor
Born in Japan, of Xinhui, Guangdong origin and raised in Hong Kong, he
joined Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang party in 1911 and helped make
anti-warlord movies. He was an active director during the golden years
of the Shanghai movie industry from 1921 to 1928. In 1923, he founded
the Minxin Film Company in Hong Kong which later relocated to Shanghai,
By 1930, he co-founded one the giant studios of the 1930's, Lianhua
Film Company with Law Ming-yau. In 1938, he returned to Hong Hong and
retired.
