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