David Wu
Born: 1952-07-31 in Hong Kong, China
Known For: Editing
Biography
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.
Filmography
2025
- The Remnant ... (Editorial Consultant)
2023
- Over My Dead Body ... (Editor)
2016
- See You Tomorrow ... (Editor)
2015
- Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal as Examiner
2011
- XIII: The Series ... (Director)
- Cold Steel ... (Director)
2009
- Red Cliff II ... (Editor)
- Iron Road ... (Director)
- Iron Road ... (Producer)
2008
- Son of the Dragon ... (Director)
2007
- The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker ... (Director)
2006
- Merlin's Apprentice ... (Director)
2005
- Plague City: SARS in Toronto ... (Director)
2004
2002
- Snow Queen ... (Director)
2001
- Brotherhood of the Wolf ... (Editor)
- The 51st State ... (Editor)
1998
- Bride of Chucky ... (Editor)
- Blackjack ... (Producer)
- Once a Thief: Family Business ... (Editor)
1997
- Warriors of Virtue ... (Editor)
- Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother ... (Director)
1996
- Once a Thief ... (Director)
- Once a Thief ... (Editor)
- Tri-Star ... (Editor)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me as Traffic Cop
1995
- Crying Freeman ... (Supervising Editor)
- The Phantom Lover ... (Editor)
1994
- Twilight Tubes
- Hello! Who Is It?
- From Zero to Hero ... (Music)
1993
- The Killer's Love as Lee Thai-Shui
- The Bride with White Hair 2 ... (Writer)
- All's Well End's Well, Too ... (Editor)
- Flying Dagger as Western Ace
- C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
- Shadow Cop
- A Roof with a View
- Master Wong vs. Master Wong as Ah Yan
1992
- Hard Boiled ... (Editor)
- Twin Dragons as Cafe Waiter
- Now You See Love... Now You Don't
- Once a Black Sheep ... (Writer)
1991
- Once a Thief as Auctioneer
- The Banquet ... (Editor)
- 抢钱新一代
1990
- The Funny Half Show
- Doctor Vampire as Dr Chang K K
- Fatal Termination ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sunshine Friends
- Promising Miss Bowie
1989
- A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon ... (Editor)
- Spy Games ... (Writer)
1988
- Diary of a Big Man as Cheng's Assistant
- I Love Maria
- The Eighth Happiness ... (Editor)
- The Big Heat ... (Editor)
- Gunmen as Cheung Chor-Fan
- Fatal Love as David
- Carry On Dancing
- Bitter Taste of Blood
- Mother vs. Mother as Song
1987
- A Chinese Ghost Story as Secretary Chiu
- A Better Tomorrow II ... (Original Music Composer)
- Double Fixation as David
- Goodbye Darling as Dr. Peter Lee
- Seven Years Itch as Willie's colleague
- Heartbeat 100 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sister Cupid as Band Member
- That Enchanting Night as Cheng
1986
- A Better Tomorrow ... (Music Score Producer)
- Peking Opera Blues as General Cho's Interpreter
- Happy Ghost III as Sex Club Thug
- Where's Officer Tuba? as Molester
- Immortal Story
- Cadets on the Beat
- My Heavenly Lover ... (Editor)
1985
- Working Class as Factory Supervisor
- Crazy Romance as Hui Koon Yan
- The Musical Singer
- Lucky Diamond ... (Original Music Composer)
- Run Tiger Run
1984
1983
- Devil Fetus ... (Editor)
- The Drummer
1982
- Coolie Killer ... (Editor)
- Plain Jane to the Rescue as Movie Director
- Young Dreams
- Food For The Sharks ... (Director)
- Carry On Police ... (Original Music Composer)
1981
- All the Wrong Clues as Capone's Dumb Thug
- To Sir with Troubles
1980
- Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind as Tour Guide
- We're Going to Eat You
- The Club ... (Editor)
- The Way to Hell
- Super Power as Chun Ming's Tutor
1979
- Dance of the Drunk Mantis as Pickpocket
- The Butterfly Murders ... (Editor)
- The Money Trip
- Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1976
- Challenge of the Masters ... (Editor)
1975
- The Spiritual Boxer ... (Editor)