Lai Hang
Lai Hang | |
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Born | 1928 |
Died | February 9, 1965 | (aged 36–37)
Cause of death | suicide by hanging |
Other names | Henry Lai |
Alma mater | Lingnan University |
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Lai Hang (Chinese:
Early life[edit]
Lai was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. Lai's parents were Japanese-born filmmaker Lai Man-wai and Canadian-born actress Lim Cho Cho.
Career[edit]
Lai appeared in many films with his mother in the 1930s. One of Lai's most notable roles was in The Goddess (1934), which was voted one of the top 30 Chinese films of all time at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Personal life[edit]
Lai Hang was also known as Henry Lai, Henry Lai Hang, and Li Keng.[1]
Though his parents both resided in Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Revolution, Lai chose to remain in mainland China to dedicate himself to the Communist cause. He was attacked in 1963 during the Socialist Education Movement because his older sister Lai Lan lived in Taiwan with her husband Shen Chang-huan, who was a high-ranking Republic of China diplomat.
Lai's marriage also fell apart, and in 1965 Lai Hang committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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1932 | Conscienceless | Lost | ||
1933 | Night in the City | Lost | ||
1934 | Life | Lost | ||
Coming Home | Surviving copy is unedited | |||
A Sea of Fragrant Snow | Lost | |||
The Goddess | Shuiping | |||
1935 | Song of China | |||
Young China | ||||
1936 | Gateways of Body and Spirit | |||
1937 | Song of a Kind Mother | |||
A New-Comer's Way | ||||
1938 | Rouge Tears | 胭脂 |
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1940 | The Little Hero | |||
1941 | Good Son, Good Daughter | |||
A Prostitute and a General | ||||
Rescue Grandpa | ||||
1949 | The Way of Love | |||
1950 | Democratic Youth on the March | |||
1952 | The Harmful Yiguandao | Zhang Jianhua | ||
1958 | Shanghai Girls | Xiao Zhao | ||
1963 | The House of 72 Tenants | Assistant director.[2] | ||
1963 | The Emperor Looks for a General | Assistant director |
References[edit]
- ^ "Henry Lai Hang". hkmdb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "The House of 72 Tenants (1963)". hkmdb.com. 1963. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Keng Li at IMDb
- Henry Lai Hang at the Hong Kong Movie Database