Lai Cheng-ying, a Taiwanese cinematographer and film director, died on April 18, 2026.
He was 94. Lai worked for Agriculture Education Motion Pictures before receiving further training in color filmmaking in Japan and returning to Taiwan‘s Central Motion Picture Corporation.
He is regarded as a pioneer of color filmmaking in Taiwan and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Color Cinematography in 1965 for Beautiful Duckling, in 1970 for Stardust, and in 1972 for Execution in Autumn.
Lai Cheng-ying, 94, Taiwanese cinematographer (Beautiful Duckling, Execution in Autumn).