David Wu

EditorActorDirectorWriterProducer Jul 31 (age 73) Hong Kong, China 1975–2025 (50 year career)

6.1 avg rating

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…

Known For

Film

Hard Boiled

Editor

Film

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Editor

Film

A Better Tomorrow

Music Score Producer

Film

Bride of Chucky

Editor

Film

Red Cliff II

Editor

Film

A Chinese Ghost Story

Secretary Chiu

Film

A Better Tomorrow II

Original Music Composer

Film

Twin Dragons

Cafe Waiter

Filmography

Acting (59)

Movies (56)

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

2015

as Examiner

5.2

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004

as Self

6.0

Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Traffic Cop

Hello! Who Is It?

The Killer's Love

as Lee Thai-Shui

A Roof with a View

Flying Dagger

as Western Ace

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

1993

7.1

Master Wong vs. Master Wong

as Ah Yan

Shadow Cop

Twin Dragons

as Cafe Waiter

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

Once a Thief

as Auctioneer

Sunshine Friends

Promising Miss Bowie

Doctor Vampire

as Dr Chang K K

I Love Maria

Diary of a Big Man

as Cheng's Assistant

Carry On Dancing

Gunmen

as Cheung Chor-Fan

Mother Vs Mother

as Song

Fatal Love

as David

Bitter Taste of Blood

1988

Goodbye Darling

1987

as Dr. Peter Lee

6.0

A Chinese Ghost Story

as Secretary Chiu

Double Fixation

as David

Seven Years Itch

as Willie's colleague

4.0

Sister Cupid

1987

as Band Member

3.5

That Enchanting Night

1987

as Cheng

4.0

Peking Opera Blues

1986

as General Cho's Interpreter

7.1

Where's Officer Tuba?

as Molester

Happy Ghost III

as Sex Club Thug

Cadets on the Beat

Immortal Story

Crazy Romance

as Hui Koon Yan

Run Tiger Run

Working Class

as Factory Supervisor

The Musical Singer

The Ghost Informer

Double Trouble

The Company

The Surgeon

Winner Takes All?

The Comedy

The Drummer

Plain Jane to the Rescue

as Movie Director

Young Dreams

All the Wrong Clues

as Capone's Dumb Thug

6.6

To Sir with Troubles

1981

6.0

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

1980

as Tour Guide

7.1

We're Going to Eat You

The Way to Hell

Super Power

as Chun Ming's Tutor

Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again

1979

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

as Pickpocket

Follow the Star

Television (3)

Twilight Tubes

抢钱新一代

The Funny Half Show

Crew (89)

Movies (82)

The Remnant

2025

Editorial Consultant

Over My Dead Body

Editor

See You Tomorrow

Editor

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

Editor

Cold Steel

Director

Cold Steel

Writer

Red Cliff II

Editor

Iron Road

Director

Iron Road

Editor

Iron Road

Producer

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

2007

Director

5.1

The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

2007

Editor

5.1

Plague City: SARS in Toronto

2005

Director

5.0

Plague City: SARS in Toronto

Editor

Webs

Director

Webs

Editor

Snow Queen

Director

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Editor

The 51st State

Editor

Bride of Chucky

Editor

Once a Thief: Family Business

Editor

Blackjack

Producer

Warriors of Virtue

Editor

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

Director

Once a Thief

Editor

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1996

Original Music Composer

Tri-Star

Editor

Crying Freeman

Supervising Editor

The Phantom Lover

Editor

From Zero to Hero

Director

From Zero to Hero

1994

Editor

From Zero to Hero

1994

Music

From Zero to Hero

1994

Script

The Bride with White Hair 2

1993

Director

5.7

The Bride with White Hair 2

1993

Writer

5.7

All's Well End's Well, Too

Editor

Hard Boiled

Editor

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

Music

Once a Black Sheep

Director

Once a Black Sheep

Writer

Once a Thief

Editor

The Banquet

Editor

Sunshine Friends

Director

Fatal Termination

Original Music Composer

6.5

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989

Editor

6.4

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989

Original Music Composer

Spy Games

Director

Spy Games

Editor

Spy Games

Writer

I Love Maria

Editor

The Big Heat

Editor

The Big Heat

Original Music Composer

6.3

Carry On Dancing

1988

Music

The Eighth Happiness

1988

Editor

6.1

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987

Original Music Composer

7.3

A Better Tomorrow II

1987

Original Music Composer

7.1

Heartbeat 100

1987

Original Music Composer

Seven Years Itch

Editor

A Better Tomorrow

Music Score Producer

Peking Opera Blues

Editor

Happy Ghost III

Editor

Cadets on the Beat

Editor

My Heavenly Lover

Editor

Lucky Diamond

Original Music Composer

Working Class

Editor

The Ghost Informer

Editor

Double Trouble

1984

Editor

6.0

Double Trouble

1984

Original Music Composer

A Certain Romance

Editor

The Surgeon

Editor

The Comedy

Editor

Devil Fetus

Editor

Devil Fetus

Original Music Composer

Coolie Killer

Editor

Coolie Killer

Original Music Composer

Carry On Police

Editor

Carry On Police

Original Music Composer

4.0

Food For The Sharks

1982

Director

The Club

1980

Editor

5.8

The Butterfly Murders

1979

Editor

6.5

Challenge of the Masters

Editor

The Spiritual Boxer

Editor

Television (7)

XIII: The Series

Director

Iron Road

Director

Son of the Dragon

Director

Merlin's Apprentice

Director

Merlin's Apprentice

Editor

Missing

Director

Once a Thief

Director