Editing
David Wu
CN, ZH, EN, FR cinema · 104 credits
Born
31 July 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, China
Also known as Dawei Hu · Dai-Wai Woo · Da-wei Hu · David Wu Dai-Wai · 胡大為 · Wu Dai-Wai
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
The Remnant
Editorial Consultant
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
as Examiner, Editor
Cold Steel
Director, Writer
Iron Road
Producer, Director, Editor
Red Cliff II
Editor
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
Director, Editor
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Director, Editor
Webs
Director, Editor
Snow Queen
Director
Blackjack
Producer
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Traffic Cop, Original Music Composer
Tri-Star
Editor
Once a Thief
Editor
Crying Freeman
Supervising Editor
From Zero to Hero
Music, Editor, Script, Director
Flying Dagger
as Western Ace
The Killer's Love
as Lee Thai-Shui
The Bride with White Hair 2
Writer, Director
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Actor, Music
Twin Dragons
as Cafe Waiter
Hard Boiled
Editor
Once a Black Sheep
Writer, Director
Once a Thief
as Auctioneer, Editor
The Banquet
Editor
Doctor Vampire
as Dr Chang K K
Sunshine Friends
Actor, Director
Fatal Termination
Original Music Composer
Spy Games
Writer, Director, Editor
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Editor, Original Music Composer
Fatal Love
as David
Diary of a Big Man
as Cheng's Assistant
I Love Maria
Actor, Editor
Carry On Dancing
Actor, Music
Gunmen
as Cheung Chor-Fan
The Big Heat
Editor, Original Music Composer
Goodbye Darling
as Dr. Peter Lee
A Chinese Ghost Story
as Secretary Chiu, Original Music Composer
Sister Cupid
as Band Member
Double Fixation
as David
Seven Years Itch
as Willie's colleague, Editor
A Better Tomorrow II
Original Music Composer
Heartbeat 100
Original Music Composer
Where's Officer Tuba?
as Molester
Happy Ghost III
as Sex Club Thug, Editor
Cadets on the Beat
Actor, Editor
Peking Opera Blues
as General Cho's Interpreter, Editor
A Better Tomorrow
Music Score Producer
Working Class
as Factory Supervisor, Editor
Crazy Romance
as Hui Koon Yan
Lucky Diamond
Original Music Composer
Double Trouble
Actor, Original Music Composer, Editor
The Comedy
Actor, Editor
The Surgeon
Actor, Editor
The Ghost Informer
Actor, Editor
Devil Fetus
Editor, Original Music Composer
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Movie Director
Coolie Killer
Editor, Original Music Composer
Carry On Police
Original Music Composer, Editor
Food For The Sharks
Director
All the Wrong Clues
as Capone's Dumb Thug
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
as Tour Guide
Super Power
as Chun Ming's Tutor
The Club
Editor
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
as Pickpocket
