6.3Editing
David Wu
- Born
- 1952-07-31
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, China
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.
Known For
Filmography
114 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Remnant
2025 · Movie
Editorial Consultant
Over My Dead Body
2023 · Movie
Editor
See You Tomorrow
2016 · Movie
Editor
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015 · Movie
Examiner · Editor
Cold Steel
2011 · Movie
Director · Writer
XIII: The Series
2011 · TV Show
Director
Iron Road
2009 · Movie
Producer · Director · Editor
Iron Road
2009 · TV Show
Director
Red Cliff II
2009 · Movie
Editor
Son of the Dragon
2008 · TV Show
Director
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
2007 · Movie
Director · Editor
Merlin's Apprentice
2006 · TV Show
Director · Editor
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
2005 · Movie
Director · Editor
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004 · Movie
Self
Missing
2003 · TV Show
Director
Webs
2003 · Movie
Director · Editor
Snow Queen
2002 · Movie
Director
Snow Queen
2002 · TV Show
Director
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001 · Movie
Editor
The 51st State
2001 · Movie
Editor
Blackjack
1998 · Movie
Producer
Bride of Chucky
1998 · Movie
Editor
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998 · Movie
Editor
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997 · Movie
Director
Warriors of Virtue
1997 · Movie
Editor
Once a Thief
1996 · Movie
Editor
Once a Thief
1996 · TV Show
Director
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996 · Movie
Traffic Cop · Original Music Composer
Tri-Star
1996 · Movie
Editor
Crying Freeman
1995 · Movie
Supervising Editor
The Phantom Lover
1995 · Movie
Editor
From Zero to Hero
1994 · Movie
Music · Editor · Script · Director
Hello! Who Is It?
1994 · Movie
Cast
Twilight Tubes
1994 · TV Show
Cast
A Roof with a View
1993 · Movie
Cast
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993 · Movie
Editor
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993 · Movie
Cast
Flying Dagger
1993 · Movie
Western Ace
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
1993 · Movie
Ah Yan
Shadow Cop
1993 · Movie
Cast
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993 · Movie
Writer · Director
The Killer's Love
1993 · Movie
Lee Thai-Shui
Hard Boiled
1992 · Movie
Editor
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992 · Movie
Cast · Music
Once a Black Sheep
1992 · Movie
Writer · Director
Twin Dragons
1992 · Movie
Cafe Waiter
Once a Thief
1991 · Movie
Auctioneer · Editor
The Banquet
1991 · Movie
Editor
抢钱新一代
1991 · TV Show
Cast
Doctor Vampire
1990 · Movie
Dr Chang K K
Fatal Termination
1990 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Promising Miss Bowie
1990 · Movie
Cast
Sunshine Friends
1990 · Movie
Cast · Director
The Funny Half Show
1990 · TV Show
Cast
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989 · Movie
Editor · Original Music Composer
Spy Games
1989 · Movie
Writer · Director · Editor
Bitter Taste of Blood
1988 · Movie
Cast
Carry On Dancing
1988 · Movie
Cast · Music
Diary of a Big Man
1988 · Movie
Cheng's Assistant
Fatal Love
1988 · Movie
David
Gunmen
1988 · Movie
Cheung Chor-Fan
I Love Maria
1988 · Movie
Cast · Editor
Mother vs. Mother
1988 · Movie
Song
The Big Heat
1988 · Movie
Editor · Original Music Composer
The Eighth Happiness
1988 · Movie
Editor
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Movie
Original Music Composer
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · Movie
Secretary Chiu · Original Music Composer
Double Fixation
1987 · Movie
David
Goodbye Darling
1987 · Movie
Dr. Peter Lee
Heartbeat 100
1987 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Seven Years Itch
1987 · Movie
Willie's colleague · Editor
Sister Cupid
1987 · Movie
Band Member
That Enchanting Night
1987 · Movie
Cheng
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie
Music Score Producer
Cadets on the Beat
1986 · Movie
Cast · Editor
Happy Ghost III
1986 · Movie
Sex Club Thug · Editor
Immortal Story
1986 · Movie
Cast
My Heavenly Lover
1986 · Movie
Editor
Peking Opera Blues
1986 · Movie
General Cho's Interpreter · Editor
Where's Officer Tuba?
1986 · Movie
Molester
Crazy Romance
1985 · Movie
Hui Koon Yan
Lucky Diamond
1985 · Movie
Original Music Composer
Run Tiger Run
1985 · Movie
Cast
The Musical Singer
1985 · Movie
Cast
Working Class
1985 · Movie
Factory Supervisor · Editor
A Certain Romance
1984 · Movie
Editor
Double Trouble
1984 · Movie
Cast · Original Music Composer · Editor
The Comedy
1984 · Movie
Cast · Editor
The Company
1984 · Movie
Cast
The Ghost Informer
1984 · Movie
Cast · Editor
The Surgeon
1984 · Movie
Cast · Editor
Winner Takes All?
1984 · Movie
Cast
Devil Fetus
1983 · Movie
Editor · Original Music Composer
The Drummer
1983 · Movie
Cast
Carry On Police
1982 · Movie
Original Music Composer · Editor
Coolie Killer
1982 · Movie
Editor · Original Music Composer
Food For The Sharks
1982 · Movie
Director
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · Movie
Movie Director
Young Dreams
1982 · Movie
Cast
All the Wrong Clues
1981 · Movie
Capone's Dumb Thug
To Sir with Troubles
1981 · Movie
Cast
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 · Movie
Tour Guide
Super Power
1980 · Movie
Chun Ming's Tutor
The Club
1980 · Movie
Editor
The Way to Hell
1980 · Movie
Cast
We're Going to Eat You
1980 · Movie
Cast
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
1979 · Movie
Pickpocket
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
1979 · Movie
Cast
The Butterfly Murders
1979 · Movie
Editor
The Money Trip
1979 · Movie
Cast
Enter Three Dragons
1978 · Movie
Cast
Follow the Star
1978 · Movie
Cast
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Movie
Editor
The Spiritual Boxer
1975 · Movie
Editor