Editing
David Wu
Born 1952-07-31
Hong Kong, China
Department: Editing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Wu
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Bride of Chucky
1998
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
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Hard Boiled
1992
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The 51st State
2001
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A Better Tomorrow
1986
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Red Cliff II
2009
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Twin Dragons
1992
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A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
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Crying Freeman
1995
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A Better Tomorrow II
1987
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (151 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Remnant | Editorial Consultant | Movie | 2025 |
 | Over My Dead Body | Editor | Movie | 2023 |
 | See You Tomorrow | Editor | Movie | 2016 |
 | Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | Examiner | Movie | 2015 |
| Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | Editor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Cold Steel | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
| Cold Steel | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | XIII: The Series | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Iron Road | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Iron Road | Editor | Movie | 2009 |
| Iron Road | Producer | Movie | 2009 |
| Iron Road | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Red Cliff II | Editor | Movie | 2009 |
 | Son of the Dragon | Director | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker | Editor | Movie | 2007 |
 | Merlin's Apprentice | Director | TV Series | 2006 |
| Merlin's Apprentice | Editor | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Plague City: SARS in Toronto | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Plague City: SARS in Toronto | Editor | Movie | 2005 |
| Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Missing | Director | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Webs | Director | Movie | 2003 |
| Webs | Editor | Movie | 2003 |
 | Snow Queen | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Snow Queen | Director | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The 51st State | Editor | Movie | 2001 |
 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Editor | Movie | 2001 |
 | Bride of Chucky | Editor | Movie | 1998 |
 | Blackjack | Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Once a Thief: Family Business | Editor | Movie | 1998 |
 | Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother | Director | Movie | 1997 |
 | Warriors of Virtue | Editor | Movie | 1997 |
 | Once a Thief | Editor | Movie | 1996 |
 | Once a Thief | Director | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Traffic Cop | Movie | 1996 |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Tri-Star | Editor | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Phantom Lover | Editor | Movie | 1995 |
 | Crying Freeman | Supervising Editor | Movie | 1995 |
 | From Zero to Hero | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| From Zero to Hero | Editor | Movie | 1994 |
| From Zero to Hero | Script | Movie | 1994 |
| From Zero to Hero | Music | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hello! Who Is It? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Twilight Tubes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Bride with White Hair 2 | Writer | Movie | 1993 |
| The Bride with White Hair 2 | Director | Movie | 1993 |
 | C'est La Vie Mon Cheri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Roof with a View | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Killer's Love | Lee Thai-Shui | Movie | 1993 |
 | Master Wong vs. Master Wong | Ah Yan | Movie | 1993 |
 | Flying Dagger | Western Ace | Movie | 1993 |
 | All's Well End's Well, Too | Editor | Movie | 1993 |
 | Shadow Cop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Once a Black Sheep | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Once a Black Sheep | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Hard Boiled | Editor | Movie | 1992 |
 | Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
| Now You See Love... Now You Don't | Music | Movie | 1992 |
 | Twin Dragons | Cafe Waiter | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Banquet | Editor | Movie | 1991 |
 | Once a Thief | Auctioneer | Movie | 1991 |
| Once a Thief | Editor | Movie | 1991 |
| 抢钱新一代 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | Doctor Vampire | Dr Chang K K | Movie | 1990 |
 | Sunshine Friends | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
| Sunshine Friends | Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Promising Miss Bowie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Fatal Termination | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Funny Half Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Spy Games | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Spy Games | Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Spy Games | Editor | Movie | 1989 |
 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Editor | Movie | 1989 |
| A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Bitter Taste of Blood | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Gunmen | Cheung Chor-Fan | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Big Heat | Editor | Movie | 1988 |
| The Big Heat | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Fatal Love | David | Movie | 1988 |
 | Diary of a Big Man | Cheng's Assistant | Movie | 1988 |
 | Mother vs. Mother | Song | Movie | 1988 |
 | Carry On Dancing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| Carry On Dancing | Music | Movie | 1988 |
 | I Love Maria | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| I Love Maria | Editor | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Eighth Happiness | Editor | Movie | 1988 |
 | A Better Tomorrow II | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Goodbye Darling | Dr. Peter Lee | Movie | 1987 |
 | Double Fixation | David | Movie | 1987 |
 | A Chinese Ghost Story | Secretary Chiu | Movie | 1987 |
| A Chinese Ghost Story | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | That Enchanting Night | Cheng | Movie | 1987 |
 | Heartbeat 100 | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Sister Cupid | Band Member | Movie | 1987 |
 | Seven Years Itch | Willie's colleague | Movie | 1987 |
| Seven Years Itch | Editor | Movie | 1987 |
 | Immortal Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
 | My Heavenly Lover | Editor | Movie | 1986 |
 | Peking Opera Blues | General Cho's Interpreter | Movie | 1986 |
| Peking Opera Blues | Editor | Movie | 1986 |
 | A Better Tomorrow | Music Score Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Happy Ghost III | Sex Club Thug | Movie | 1986 |
| Happy Ghost III | Editor | Movie | 1986 |
 | Where's Officer Tuba? | Molester | Movie | 1986 |
 | Cadets on the Beat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
| Cadets on the Beat | Editor | Movie | 1986 |
 | Working Class | Factory Supervisor | Movie | 1985 |
| Working Class | Editor | Movie | 1985 |
 | Crazy Romance | Hui Koon Yan | Movie | 1985 |
 | Lucky Diamond | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Musical Singer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | Run Tiger Run | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | A Certain Romance | Editor | Movie | 1984 |
 | Winner Takes All? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Surgeon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
| The Surgeon | Editor | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Ghost Informer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
| The Ghost Informer | Editor | Movie | 1984 |
 | Double Trouble | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
| Double Trouble | Editor | Movie | 1984 |
| Double Trouble | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Company | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Comedy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
| The Comedy | Editor | Movie | 1984 |
 | Devil Fetus | Editor | Movie | 1983 |
| Devil Fetus | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Drummer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Plain Jane to the Rescue | Movie Director | Movie | 1982 |
 | Young Dreams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Coolie Killer | Editor | Movie | 1982 |
| Coolie Killer | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Carry On Police | Editor | Movie | 1982 |
| Carry On Police | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Food For The Sharks | Director | Movie | 1982 |
 | All the Wrong Clues | Capone's Dumb Thug | Movie | 1981 |
 | To Sir with Troubles | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind | Tour Guide | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Way to Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Club | Editor | Movie | 1980 |
 | Super Power | Chun Ming's Tutor | Movie | 1980 |
 | We're Going to Eat You | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
| Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 | |
 | The Butterfly Murders | Editor | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dance of the Drunk Mantis | Pickpocket | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Money Trip | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Enter Three Dragons | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Follow the Star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Challenge of the Masters | Editor | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Spiritual Boxer | Editor | Movie | 1975 |