Peiyuan Li is a cinematographer based in Tokyo and Shanghai. He is a native Mandarin speaker and also fluent in English and Japanese. Born in Sichuan, China, he graduated from Columbia College Chicago in the U.S. In addition to studying cinematic arts, he attended the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts in Japan. His work has won awards at various film festivals, including Best Cinematography at the Prague International Film Festival and Best Picture at the New York Shortie Film Festival.