David Wu

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.

Most Famous Work

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Missing

(2003) Director

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Bride of Chucky

(1998) Editor

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Hard Boiled

(1992) Editor

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Merlin's Apprentice

(2006) Editor

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XIII: The Series

(2011) Director

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A Better Tomorrow II

(1987) Original Music Composer

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The 51st State

(2001) Editor

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A Chinese Ghost Story

(1987) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	Examiner	Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 2015-02-19 Movie
2004	Self	Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing 2004-05-01 Movie
1996	Traffic Police officer	Somebody Up There Likes Me 1996-11-10 Movie
1994	N/A	Hello! Who Is It? 1994-04-28 Movie
	N/A	Twilight Tubes 1994-04-05 TV Show
1993	N/A	C'est La Vie Mon Cheri 1993-11-11 Movie
	Lee Thai-Shui	The Killer's Love 1993-06-03 Movie
	Western Ace	Flying Dagger 1993-05-06 Movie
	Ah Yan	Master Wong vs. Master Wong 1993-04-01 Movie
	N/A	Shadow Cop 1993-01-08 Movie
1992	N/A	Now You See Love... Now You Don't 1992-02-01 Movie
	Cafe Waiter	Twin Dragons 1992-01-15 Movie
1991	Auctioneer	Once a Thief 1991-02-02 Movie
1990	Dr Chang K K	Doctor Vampire 1990-12-06 Movie
	N/A	Sunshine Friends 1990-09-15 Movie
	N/A	The Funny Half Show 1990-01-06 TV Show
1988	N/A	Bitter Taste of Blood 1988-11-24 Movie
	Cheung Chor-Fan	Gunmen 1988-10-22 Movie
	David	Fatal Love 1988-08-11 Movie
	Cheng's Assistant	The Diary of a Big Man 1988-07-21 Movie
	Song	Mother Vs Mother 1988-06-29 Movie
1987	Dr. Peter Lee	Goodbye Darling 1987-10-22 Movie
	David	Double Fixation 1987-09-18 Movie
	Secretary Chiu	A Chinese Ghost Story 1987-07-18 Movie
	Cheng	That Enchanting Night 1987-06-18 Movie
	Willie's colleague	Seven Years Itch 1987-03-05 Movie
1986	General Cho's Interpreter	Peking Opera Blues 1986-09-06 Movie
	Molester	Where's Officer Tuba? 1986-03-20 Movie
	N/A	Cadets on the Beat 1986-01-16 Movie
1985	Factory Supervisor	Working Class 1985-08-09 Movie
	Hui Koon Yan	Crazy Romance 1985-08-01 Movie
1984	N/A	Run Tiger Run 1984-12-31 Movie
	N/A	The Surgeon 1984-10-11 Movie
	N/A	The Ghost Informer 1984-09-22 Movie
1982	Movie director	Plain Jane to the Rescue 1982-10-21 Movie
	N/A	Young Dreams 1982-10-07 Movie
1981	Capone's dumb thug	All the Wrong Clues 1981-07-23 Movie
	N/A	To Sir with Troubles 1981-06-19 Movie
1980	N/A	Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind 1980-12-04 Movie
	Chun Ming's Tutor	Super Power 1980-06-20 Movie
	N/A	We're Going to Eat You 1980-04-02 Movie
1979	N/A	Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again 1979-08-02 Movie
1978	N/A	Follow the Star 1978-02-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Editor	Over My Dead Body 2023-03-24 Movie
2015	Editor	Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 2015-02-19 Movie
2009	Editor	Iron Road 2009-06-24 Movie
2007	Editor	The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker 2007-03-26 Movie
2006	Editor	Merlin's Apprentice 2006-04-14 TV Show
2005	Editor	Plague City: SARS in Toronto 2005-05-29 Movie
2003	Editor	Webs 2003-06-28 Movie
2001	Editor	The 51st State 2001-12-07 Movie
1998	Editor	Bride of Chucky 1998-10-16 Movie
1997	Editor	Warriors of Virtue 1997-05-02 Movie
1996	Editor	Tri-Star 1996-02-15 Movie
1995	Editor	The Phantom Lover 1995-07-22 Movie
	Editor	Crying Freeman 1995-04-23 Movie
1994	Editor	From Zero to Hero 1994-12-01 Movie
1993	Editor	All's Well End's Well, Too 1993-01-20 Movie
1992	Editor	Hard Boiled 1992-04-16 Movie
1991	Editor	The Banquet 1991-11-30 Movie
	Editor	Once a Thief 1991-02-02 Movie
1990	Editor	Bullet in the Head 1990-08-17 Movie
1989	Editor	Spy Games 1989-12-27 Movie
	Editor	A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon 1989-10-20 Movie
1988	Editor	The Big Heat 1988-09-22 Movie
	Editor	The Eighth Happiness 1988-02-11 Movie
1987	Editor	Seven Years Itch 1987-03-05 Movie
1986	Editor	My Heavenly Lover 1986-09-12 Movie
	Editor	Peking Opera Blues 1986-09-06 Movie
	Editor	A Better Tomorrow 1986-08-02 Movie
	Editor	Cadets on the Beat 1986-01-16 Movie
1984	Editor	The Surgeon 1984-10-11 Movie
	Editor	The Ghost Informer 1984-09-22 Movie
	Editor	Double Trouble 1984-09-07 Movie
	Editor	The Comedy 1984-01-05 Movie
1983	Editor	Devil Fetus 1983-09-07 Movie
1982	Editor	Coolie Killer 1982-06-30 Movie
	Editor	Carry On Police 1982-06-16 Movie
1980	Editor	The Club 1980-09-18 Movie
1979	Editor	The Butterfly Murders 1979-07-20 Movie
1976	Editor	Challenge of the Masters 1976-05-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Director	Cold Steel 2011-12-02 Movie
	Director	XIII: The Series 2011-04-18 TV Show
2009	Director	Iron Road 2009-08-09 TV Show
	Director	Iron Road 2009-06-24 Movie
2008	Director	Son of the Dragon 2008-04-02 TV Show
2007	Director	The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker 2007-03-26 Movie
2006	Director	Merlin's Apprentice 2006-04-14 TV Show
2005	Director	Plague City: SARS in Toronto 2005-05-29 Movie
2003	Director	Missing 2003-08-02 TV Show
	Director	Webs 2003-06-28 Movie
2002	Director	Snow Queen 2002-12-07 Movie
1997	Director	Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother 1997-07-14 Movie
1994	Director	From Zero to Hero 1994-12-01 Movie
1993	Director	The Bride with White Hair 2 1993-12-22 Movie
1992	Director	Once a Black Sheep 1992-05-07 Movie
1990	Director	Sunshine Friends 1990-09-15 Movie
1989	Director	Spy Games 1989-12-27 Movie
1982	Director	Food For The Sharks 1982-02-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Writer	Cold Steel 2011-12-02 Movie
1993	Writer	The Bride with White Hair 2 1993-12-22 Movie
1992	Writer	Once a Black Sheep 1992-05-07 Movie
1989	Writer	Spy Games 1989-12-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2009	Producer	Iron Road 2009-06-24 Movie
1998	Producer	Blackjack 1998-06-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1996	Original Music Composer	Somebody Up There Likes Me 1996-11-10 Movie
1994	Music	From Zero to Hero 1994-12-01 Movie
1992	Music	Now You See Love... Now You Don't 1992-02-01 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	Fatal Termination 1990-03-03 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	The Big Heat 1988-09-22 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	A Better Tomorrow II 1987-12-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Chinese Ghost Story 1987-07-18 Movie
1985	Original Music Composer	Lucky Diamond 1985-06-19 Movie
1984	Original Music Composer	Double Trouble 1984-09-07 Movie
1982	Music	Coolie Killer 1982-06-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Carry On Police 1982-06-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1994	Script	From Zero to Hero 1994-12-01 Movie
1989	Compositor	A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon 1989-10-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv