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
We're Going to Eat You
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
(Tour Guide)
Follow the Star
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Goodbye Darling
(Dr. Peter Lee)
Fatal Love
(David)
Shadow Cop
The Diary of a Big Man
(Cheng's Assistant)
A Chinese Ghost Story
(Secretary Chiu)
Hello! Who Is It?
Sister Cupid
(Band Member)
The Musical Singer
I Love Maria
Carry on Dancing
Happy Ghost III
(Sex Club Thug)
Promising Miss Bowie
A Roof with a View
Immortal Story
Double Trouble
The Comedy
Winner Takes All?
The Drummer
The Company
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
(Ah Yan)
The Killer's Love
(Lee Thai-Shui)
Doctor Vampire
(Dr Chang K K)
Twin Dragons
(Cafe Waiter)
Cadets on the Beat
The Surgeon
Plain Jane to the Rescue
(Movie Director)
Once a Thief
(Auctioneer)
Working Class
(Factory Supervisor)
Super Power
(Chun Ming's Tutor)
Bitter Taste of Blood
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)
Peking Opera Blues
(General Cho's Interpreter)
Gunmen
(Cheung Chor-Fan)
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
Twilight Tubes
The Funny Half Show
The 51st State
(Editor)
A Better Tomorrow
(Editor)
Bride of Chucky
(Editor)
Hard Boiled
(Editor)
Crying Freeman
(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)
Coolie Killer
(Editor)
The Bride with White Hair 2
(Director)
Iron Road
(Producer)
Iron Road
(Director)
Iron Road
(Editor)
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)
Coolie Killer
(Music)
Once a Black Sheep
(Writer)
Once a Black Sheep
(Director)
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
(Music)
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
(Director)
Carry On Police
(Original Music Composer)
Carry On Police
(Editor)
The Surgeon
(Editor)
Cadets on the Beat
(Editor)
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
(Director)
Cold Steel
(Writer)
Sunshine Friends
(Director)
A Better Tomorrow II
(Original Music Composer)
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
(Editor)
A Chinese Ghost Story
(Original Music Composer)
Spy Games
(Director)
The Big Heat
(Original Music Composer)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(Original Music Composer)
The Banquet
(Editor)
Food For The Sharks
(Director)
Spy Games
(Editor)
Double Trouble
(Original Music Composer)
Double Trouble
(Editor)
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
(Music)
From Zero to Hero
(Editor)
From Zero to Hero
(Script)
From Zero to Hero
(Director)
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)
Missing
(Director)
XIII: The Series
(Director)
Merlin's Apprentice
(Director)
Son of the Dragon
(Director)
Iron Road
(Director)
Merlin's Apprentice
(Editor)