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David Wu

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.

Et billede af David Wu

Editing

1975

[ ] The Spiritual Boxer (Editor)

1976

[ ] Challenge of the Masters (Editor)

1979

[ ] The Butterfly Murders (Editor)

1980

[ ] The Club (Editor)

1982

[ ] Coolie Killer (Editor)
[ ] Carry On Police (Editor)

1983

[ ] Devil Fetus (Editor)

1984

[ ] The Comedy (Editor)
[ ] The Surgeon (Editor)
[ ] Double Trouble (Editor)
[ ] The Ghost Informer (Editor)
[ ] A Certain Romance (Editor)

1985

[ ] Working Class (Editor)

1986

[ ] Happy Ghost III (Editor)
[ ] Peking Opera Blues (Editor)
[ ] Cadets on the Beat (Editor)
[ ] My Heavenly Lover (Editor)

1987

[ ] Seven Years Itch (Editor)

1988

[ ] The Eighth Happiness (Editor)
[ ] The Big Heat (Editor)
[ ] I Love Maria (Editor)

1989

[ ] A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (Editor)
[ ] Spy Games (Editor)

1991

[ ] Once a Thief (Editor)
[ ] The Banquet (Editor)

1992

[ W ] Hard Boiled (Editor)

1993

[ ] All's Well End's Well, Too (Editor)

1994

[ ] From Zero to Hero (Editor)

1995

[ ] The Phantom Lover (Editor)
[ ] Crying Freeman (Supervising Editor)

1996

[ ] Tri-Star (Editor)
[ ] Once a Thief (Editor)

1997

[ ] Warriors of Virtue (Editor)

1998

[ 4/10 ] Bride of Chucky (Editor)
[ ] Once a Thief: Family Business (Editor)

2001

[ ] The 51st State (Editor)
[ ] Brotherhood of the Wolf (Editor)

2003

[ ] Webs (Editor)

2005

[ ] Plague City: SARS in Toronto (Editor)

2007

[ ] The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (Editor)

2009

[ ] Iron Road (Editor)
[ ] Red Cliff II (Editor)

2015

[ ] Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (Editor)

2016

[ ] See You Tomorrow (Editor)

2023

[ ] Over My Dead Body (Editor)

2025

[ ] The Remnant (Editorial Consultant)

Directing

1982

[ ] Food For The Sharks (Director)

1989

[ ] Spy Games (Director)

1990

[ ] Sunshine Friends (Director)

1992

[ ] Once a Black Sheep (Director)

1993

[ ] The Bride with White Hair 2 (Director)

1994

[ ] From Zero to Hero (Director)

1997

[ ] Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (Director)

2002

[ ] Snow Queen (Director)

2003

[ ] Webs (Director)

2005

[ ] Plague City: SARS in Toronto (Director)

2007

[ ] The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (Director)

2009

[ ] Iron Road (Director)

2011

[ ] Cold Steel (Director)

Production

1998

[ ] Blackjack (Producer)

2009

[ ] Iron Road (Producer)

Writing

1989

[ ] Spy Games (Writer)

1992

[ ] Once a Black Sheep (Writer)

1993

[ ] The Bride with White Hair 2 (Writer)

2011

[ ] Cold Steel (Writer)

Sound

1982

[ ] Carry On Police (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Coolie Killer (Original Music Composer)

1984

[ ] Double Trouble (Original Music Composer)

1985

[ ] Lucky Diamond (Original Music Composer)

1986

[ ] A Better Tomorrow (Music Score Producer)

1987

[ ] A Better Tomorrow II (Original Music Composer)
[ ] A Chinese Ghost Story (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Heartbeat 100 (Original Music Composer)

1988

[ ] The Big Heat (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Carry On Dancing (Music)

1989

[ ] A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (Original Music Composer)

1990

[ ] Fatal Termination (Original Music Composer)

1992

[ ] Now You See Love... Now You Don't (Music)

1994

[ ] From Zero to Hero (Music)

1996

[ ] Somebody Up There Likes Me (Original Music Composer)

Crew

1994

[ ] From Zero to Hero (Script)

Actor

1978

[ ] Follow the Star (????)

1979

[ ] Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again (????)
[ ] Dance of the Drunk Mantis (Pickpocket)

1980

[ ] We're Going to Eat You (????)
[ ] Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (Tour Guide)
[ ] Super Power (Chun Ming's Tutor)
[ ] The Way to Hell (????)

1981

[ ] To Sir with Troubles (????)
[ ] All the Wrong Clues (Capone's Dumb Thug)

1982

[ ] Young Dreams (????)
[ ] Plain Jane to the Rescue (Movie Director)

1983

[ ] The Drummer (????)

1984

[ ] Double Trouble (????)
[ ] Winner Takes All? (????)
[ ] The Comedy (????)
[ ] The Company (????)
[ ] The Surgeon (????)
[ ] The Ghost Informer (????)

1985

[ ] Run Tiger Run (????)
[ ] The Musical Singer (????)
[ ] Working Class (Factory Supervisor)
[ ] Crazy Romance (Hui Koon Yan)

1986

[ ] Where's Officer Tuba? (Molester)
[ ] Happy Ghost III (Sex Club Thug)
[ ] Immortal Story (????)
[ ] Cadets on the Beat (????)
[ ] Peking Opera Blues (General Cho's Interpreter)

1987

[ ] Goodbye Darling (Dr. Peter Lee)
[ ] A Chinese Ghost Story (Secretary Chiu)
[ ] Sister Cupid (Band Member)
[ ] That Enchanting Night (Cheng)
[ ] Double Fixation (David)
[ ] Seven Years Itch (Willie's colleague)

1988

[ ] Fatal Love (David)
[ ] The Diary of a Big Man (Cheng's Assistant)
[ ] I Love Maria (????)
[ ] Carry On Dancing (????)
[ ] Bitter Taste of Blood (????)
[ ] Gunmen (Cheung Chor-Fan)
[ ] Mother Vs Mother (Song)

1990

[ ] Promising Miss Bowie (????)
[ ] Doctor Vampire (Dr Chang K K)
[ ] Sunshine Friends (????)

1991

[ ] Once a Thief (Auctioneer)

1992

[ ] Twin Dragons (Cafe Waiter)
[ ] Now You See Love... Now You Don't (????)

1993

[ ] Flying Dagger (Western Ace)
[ ] C'est La Vie Mon Cheri (????)
[ ] Shadow Cop (????)
[ ] A Roof with a View (????)
[ ] Master Wong vs. Master Wong (Ah Yan)
[ ] The Killer's Love (Lee Thai-Shui)

1994

[ ] Hello! Who Is It? (????)

1996

[ ] Somebody Up There Likes Me (Traffic Cop)

2004

[ ] Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (Self)

2015

[ ] Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (Examiner)