David Wu
- Known for
- Editing
- Born
- Jul 31, 1952 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, China
- Credits
- 70
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
2025Movie
Editorial Consultant
Over My Dead Body
2023Movie
Editor
See You Tomorrow
2016Movie
Editor
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
2015Movie
Editor
Cold Steel
2011Movie
Director, Writer
XIII: The Series
2011TV
Director
Iron Road
2009TV
Director
Iron Road
2009Movie
Director, Editor, Producer
Red Cliff II
2009Movie
Editor
Son of the Dragon
2008TV
Director
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
2007Movie
Director, Editor
Merlin's Apprentice
2006TV
Director, Editor
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
2005Movie
Director, Editor
Missing
2003TV
Director
Webs
2003Movie
Director, Editor
Snow Queen
2002Movie
Director
Snow Queen
2002TV
Director
The 51st State
2001Movie
Editor
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001Movie
Editor
Bride of Chucky
1998Movie
Editor
Blackjack
1998Movie
Producer
Once a Thief: Family Business
1998Movie
Editor
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
1997Movie
Director
Warriors of Virtue
1997Movie
Editor
Once a Thief
1996Movie
Editor
Once a Thief
1996TV
Director
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996Movie
Original Music Composer
Tri-Star
1996Movie
Editor
The Phantom Lover
1995Movie
Editor
Crying Freeman
1995Movie
Supervising Editor
From Zero to Hero
1994Movie
Director, Script, Music, Editor
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993Movie
Writer, Director
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993Movie
Editor
Once a Black Sheep
1992Movie
Director, Writer
Hard Boiled
1992Movie
Editor
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1992Movie
Music
The Banquet
1991Movie
Editor
Once a Thief
1991Movie
Editor
Sunshine Friends
1990Movie
Director
Fatal Termination
1990Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Games
1989Movie
Writer, Director, Editor
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989Movie
Editor, Original Music Composer
The Big Heat
1988Movie
Editor, Original Music Composer
Carry On Dancing
1988Movie
Music
I Love Maria
1988Movie
Editor
The Eighth Happiness
1988Movie
Editor
A Better Tomorrow II
1987Movie
Original Music Composer
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987Movie
Original Music Composer
Heartbeat 100
1987Movie
Original Music Composer
Seven Years Itch
1987Movie
Editor
My Heavenly Lover
1986Movie
Editor
Peking Opera Blues
1986Movie
Editor
A Better Tomorrow
1986Movie
Music Score Producer
Happy Ghost III
1986Movie
Editor
Cadets on the Beat
1986Movie
Editor
Working Class
1985Movie
Editor
Lucky Diamond
1985Movie
Original Music Composer
A Certain Romance
1984Movie
Editor
The Surgeon
1984Movie
Editor
The Ghost Informer
1984Movie
Editor
Double Trouble
1984Movie
Editor, Original Music Composer
The Comedy
1984Movie
Editor
Devil Fetus
1983Movie
Editor, Original Music Composer
Coolie Killer
1982Movie
Editor, Original Music Composer
Carry On Police
1982Movie
Original Music Composer, Editor
Food For The Sharks
1982Movie
Director
The Club
1980Movie
Editor
The Butterfly Murders
1979Movie
Editor
Challenge of the Masters
1976Movie
Editor
The Spiritual Boxer
1975Movie
Editor