- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Father of Hong Kong Cinema
- Lai Man-Wai
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: BGP
- SpousesCho-cho Lam(1923 - October 26, 1953) (his death, 2 children)Shanshan Yan(1913 - 1920) (divorced)
- Children
- Relatives
- Wrote, directed and acted one of the leads in the first movie made in Hong Kong, Zhuangzi shi qi (1913). Also, by casting his real-life wife Shanshan Yan in a supporting role, made her the first Chinese woman to appear on screen.
- Uncle of Cho-Cho Lai
- Grandfather of Gigi Lai.
- Father of Keng Li.
- Brother of Beihai Li.
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