David Wu
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.
As actor 61
Twin Dragons
1992
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
Once a Thief
1991
Peking Opera Blues
1986
Twilight Tubes
1994
All the Wrong Clues
1981
The Funny Half Show
1990
Happy Ghost III
1986
Where's Officer Tuba?
1986
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015
Diary of a Big Man
1988
I Love Maria
1988
Winner Takes All?
1984
Doctor Vampire
1990
Flying Dagger
1993
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
Gunmen
1988
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993
Working Class
1985
We're Going to Eat You
1980
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979
The Killer's Love
1993
The Ghost Informer
1984
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996
Shadow Cop
1993
Seven Years Itch
1987
Fatal Love
1988
Run Tiger Run
1985
Sunshine Friends
1990
The Drummer
1983
Immortal Story
1986
Double Trouble
1984
Double Fixation
1987
Sister Cupid
1987
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
Hello! Who Is It?
1994
Carry On Dancing
1988
A Roof with a View
1993
That Enchanting Night
1987
Super Power
1980
The Comedy
1984
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
抢钱新一代
1991
Mother vs. Mother
1988
The Musical Singer
1985
The Way to Hell
1980
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
1993
The Company
1984
Cadets on the Beat
1986
Goodbye Darling
1987
Crazy Romance
1985
Enter Three Dragons
1978
Bitter Taste of Blood
1988
Promising Miss Bowie
1990
Young Dreams
1982
To Sir with Troubles
1981
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979
Follow the Star
1978
The Money Trip
1979
The Surgeon
1984
On the crew 70
Missing
2003
Hard Boiled
1992
Bride of Chucky
1998
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
Once a Thief
1996
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
A Better Tomorrow
1986
The Banquet
1991
XIII: The Series
2011
Once a Thief
1991
The 51st State
2001
Crying Freeman
1995
Red Cliff II
2009
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Peking Opera Blues
1986
Blackjack
1998
Snow Queen
2002
Son of the Dragon
2008
Merlin's Apprentice
2006
Devil Fetus
1983
Iron Road
2009
The Eighth Happiness
1988
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993
Happy Ghost III
1986
Cold Steel
2011
Warriors of Virtue
1997
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993
I Love Maria
1988
The Big Heat
1988
See You Tomorrow
2016
Coolie Killer
1982
Snow Queen
2002
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992
Challenge of the Masters
1976
The Butterfly Murders
1979
Iron Road
2009
Working Class
1985
The Ghost Informer
1984
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996
Spy Games
1989
Seven Years Itch
1987
Lucky Diamond
1985
The Phantom Lover
1995
Sunshine Friends
1990
Once a Thief
1996
Tri-Star
1996
Double Trouble
1984
Heartbeat 100
1987
The Spiritual Boxer
1975
Webs
2003
The Remnant
2025
Fatal Termination
1990
A Certain Romance
1984
Carry On Dancing
1988
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
2007
The Club
1980
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
2005
The Comedy
1984
Cadets on the Beat
1986
Over My Dead Body
2023
My Heavenly Lover
1986
Once a Black Sheep
1992
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998
From Zero to Hero
1994
Food For The Sharks
1982
Carry On Police
1982
The Surgeon
1984
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997