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.
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Filmography
all 90
Movies 83
Director 18
TV Shows 7
Producer 2
self 1
Editor
Over My Dead Body (2023)
Movie
Examiner / Editor
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (2015)
Movie
Director / Writer
Cold Steel (2011)
Movie
Director
XIII: The Series (2011)
TV
6.11
Director
Iron Road (2009)
TV
Director / Editor / Producer
Iron Road (2009)
Movie
Director
Son of the Dragon (2008)
TV
Director / Editor
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker (2007)
Movie
Director / Editor
Merlin's Apprentice (2006)
TV
6
Director / Editor
Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005)
Movie
Self
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (2004)
Movie
Director
Missing (2003)
TV
Director / Editor
Webs (2003)
Movie
Director
Snow Queen (2002)
Movie
Editor
The 51st State (2001)
Movie
Editor
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Movie
4.63
Producer
Blackjack (1998)
Movie
Director
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (1997)
Movie
Editor
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Movie
Traffic Police officer / Original Music Composer
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
Movie
Editor
Tri-Star (1996)
Movie
Editor
The Phantom Lover (1995)
Movie
Editor
Crying Freeman (1995)
Movie
Director / Editor / Music / Script
From Zero to Hero (1994)
Movie
Hello! Who Is It? (1994)
Movie
Twilight Tubes (1994)
TV
Director / Writer
The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993)
Movie
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri (1993)
Movie
Lee Thai-Shui
The Killer's Love (1993)
Movie
Western Ace
Flying Dagger (1993)
Movie
Ah Yan
Master Wong vs. Master Wong (1993)
Movie
Editor
All's Well End's Well, Too (1993)
Movie
Shadow Cop (1993)
Movie
Director / Writer
Once a Black Sheep (1992)
Movie
Editor
Hard Boiled (1992)
Movie
4.25
Music
Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)
Movie
Cafe Waiter
Twin Dragons (1992)
Movie
3.5
Editor
The Banquet (1991)
Movie
Auctioneer / Editor
Once a Thief (1991)
Movie
6
Dr Chang K K
Doctor Vampire (1990)
Movie
Director
Sunshine Friends (1990)
Movie
Editor
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Fatal Termination (1990)
Movie
The Funny Half Show (1990)
TV
Director / Editor / Writer
Spy Games (1989)
Movie
Editor / Compositor
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
Movie
5.05
Bitter Taste of Blood (1988)
Movie
Cheung Chor-Fan
Gunmen (1988)
Movie
Editor / Original Music Composer
The Big Heat (1988)
Movie
David
Fatal Love (1988)
Movie
Cheng's Assistant
The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
Movie
Song
Mother Vs Mother (1988)
Movie
Editor
I Love Maria (1988)
Movie
Editor
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Movie
5.21
Dr. Peter Lee
Goodbye Darling (1987)
Movie
David
Double Fixation (1987)
Movie
Secretary Chiu / Original Music Composer
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Movie
4.41
Cheng
That Enchanting Night (1987)
Movie
Willie's colleague / Editor
Seven Years Itch (1987)
Movie
Editor
My Heavenly Lover (1986)
Movie
General Cho's Interpreter / Editor
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Movie
Editor
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Movie
4.45
Editor
Happy Ghost III (1986)
Movie
Molester
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)
Movie
Editor
Cadets on the Beat (1986)
Movie
Factory Supervisor
Working Class (1985)
Movie
Hui Koon Yan
Crazy Romance (1985)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Lucky Diamond (1985)
Movie
Run Tiger Run (1984)
Movie
Editor
The Surgeon (1984)
Movie
Editor
The Ghost Informer (1984)
Movie
Editor / Original Music Composer
Double Trouble (1984)
Movie
Editor
The Comedy (1984)
Movie
Editor
Devil Fetus (1983)
Movie
6
Movie director
Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982)
Movie
Young Dreams (1982)
Movie
Editor / Music
Coolie Killer (1982)
Movie
Editor / Original Music Composer
Carry On Police (1982)
Movie
Director
Food For The Sharks (1982)
Movie
Capone's dumb thug
All the Wrong Clues (1981)
Movie
To Sir with Troubles (1981)
Movie
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
Movie
Editor
The Club (1980)
Movie
Chun Ming's Tutor
Super Power (1980)
Movie
We're Going to Eat You (1980)
Movie
6
Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again (1979)
Movie
Editor
The Butterfly Murders (1979)
Movie
Follow the Star (1978)
Movie
Editor
Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.7
Based on 312 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1976
1985
1989
1986
2023
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1952-07-31 (71 years old)
CitizenshipsPeople's Republic of China, Canada
Also Known AsDawei Hu, Dai-Wai Woo, Da-wei Hu, David Wu Dai-Wai, 胡大為, Wu Dai-Wai, David Woo Dai-Wai, David Hu, Hu Da-Wei, Hu Tai-Wai, Hu Kua, 胡大为
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