David Wu

David Wu

Personal Info

  • Name:

    David Wu

  • Birthday:

    1952-07-31

  • Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Editing

  • Popularity: 4.463
  • Also Known As

    Dawei 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

David Wu

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.

Top Movie Cast

Flying Dagger
Flying Daggertrue- Western Ace

1993-03-27

4.1
Run Tiger Run
Run Tiger Runtrue

1985-02-15

8.8
Where's Officer Tuba?
Where's Officer Tuba?true- Molester

1986-03-20

6.4
Young Dreams
Young Dreamstrue

1982-10-07

0.0
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kindtrue- Tour Guide

1980-12-04

7.1
We're Going to Eat You
We're Going to Eat Youtrue

1980-04-02

6.3
Follow the Star
Follow the Startrue

1978-02-04

10.0
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
C'est La Vie Mon Cheritrue

1993-11-11

6.9
Goodbye Darling
Goodbye Darlingtrue- Dr. Peter Lee

1987-10-22

6.0
Fatal Love
Fatal Lovetrue- David

1988-08-11

6.0
Shadow Cop
Shadow Coptrue

1993-01-08

0.0
A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Storytrue- Secretary Chiu

1987-07-18

7.3
Hello! Who Is It?
Hello! Who Is It?true

1994-04-28

4.7
The Diary of a Big Man
The Diary of a Big Mantrue- Cheng's Assistant

1988-07-21

6.2
Sister Cupid
Sister Cupidtrue- Band Member

1987-04-16

3.5
Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost IIItrue- Sex Club Thug

1986-07-03

7.0
Immortal Story
Immortal Storytrue

1986-11-06

5.8
I Love Maria
I Love Mariatrue

1988-03-10

6.2
The Musical Singer
The Musical Singertrue

1985-05-04

7.0
Double Trouble
Double Troubletrue

1984-09-07

6.0
Promising Miss Bowie
Promising Miss Bowietrue

1990-06-14

0.0
A Roof with a View
A Roof with a Viewtrue

1993-09-16

5.0
Carry on Dancing
Carry on Dancingtrue

1988-05-07

0.0
The Comedy
The Comedytrue

1984-01-05

10.0
The Drummer
The Drummertrue

1983-03-16

5.0
The Company
The Companytrue

1984-03-29

8.0
Winner Takes All?
Winner Takes All?true

1984-10-18

8.0
Twin Dragons
Twin Dragonstrue- Cafe Waiter

1992-01-15

6.7
The Killer's Love
The Killer's Lovetrue- Lee Thai-Shui

1993-06-03

5.0
Doctor Vampire
Doctor Vampiretrue- Dr Chang K K

1990-12-06

6.2
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
Master Wong vs. Master Wongtrue- Ah Yan

1993-04-01

4.8
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Now You See Love... Now You Don'ttrue

1992-02-01

6.0
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Plain Jane to the Rescuetrue- Movie Director

1982-10-21

4.8
Working Class
Working Classtrue- Factory Supervisor

1985-08-09

6.1
The Surgeon
The Surgeontrue

1984-10-11

0.0
Once a Thief
Once a Thieftrue- Auctioneer

1991-02-02

6.7
Cadets on the Beat
Cadets on the Beattrue

1986-01-16

6.0
Bitter Taste of Blood
Bitter Taste of Bloodtrue

1988-11-24

0.0
Super Power
Super Powertrue- Chun Ming's Tutor

1980-06-20

6.1
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystaltrue- Examiner

2015-02-19

5.2
To Sir with Troubles
To Sir with Troublestrue

1981-06-19

6.0
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Metrue- Traffic Cop

1996-04-20

7.0
All the Wrong Clues
All the Wrong Cluestrue- Capone's Dumb Thug

1981-07-23

6.7
Gunmen
Gunmentrue- Cheung Chor-Fan

1988-10-22

5.7
Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Bluestrue- General Cho's Interpreter

1986-09-06

7.0
Sunshine Friends
Sunshine Friendstrue

1990-09-15

7.0
That Enchanting Night
That Enchanting Nighttrue- Cheng

1987-06-18

4.0
Double Fixation
Double Fixationtrue- David

1987-09-18

4.0
Crazy Romance
Crazy Romancetrue- Hui Koon Yan

1985-08-01

3.0
The Ghost Informer
The Ghost Informertrue

1984-09-22

0.0
Mother Vs Mother
Mother Vs Mothertrue- Song

1988-06-29

6.0
Seven Years Itch
Seven Years Itchtrue- Willie's colleague

1987-03-05

4.0
The Way to Hell
The Way to Helltrue

1980-10-31

0.0
Dance of the Drunk Mantis
Dance of the Drunk Mantistrue- Pickpocket

1979-06-26

7.3

Top Movie Crew

The 51st State
The 51st Statetrue

Editing

2001-12-07

6.1
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrowtrue

Editing

1986-08-02

7.4
Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chuckytrue

Editing

1998-10-15

6.1
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiledtrue

Editing

1992-04-16

7.5
Crying Freeman
Crying Freemantrue

Editing

1995-04-23

6.3
The Phantom Lover
The Phantom Lovertrue

Editing

1995-07-22

5.5
Snow Queen
Snow Queentrue

Directing

2002-12-07

6.0
Webs
Webstrue

Directing

2003-06-28

3.7
Blackjack
Blackjacktrue

Production

1998-06-11

5.3
The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happinesstrue

Editing

1988-02-11

5.8
The Big Heat
The Big Heattrue

Editing

1988-09-22

6.3
Spy Games
Spy Gamestrue

Writing

1989-12-27

5.2
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinkertrue

Directing

2007-03-26

4.9
The Bride with White Hair 2
The Bride with White Hair 2true

Writing

1993-12-22

5.8
Webs
Webstrue

Editing

2003-06-28

3.7
The Comedy
The Comedytrue

Editing

1984-01-05

10.0
The Bride with White Hair 2
The Bride with White Hair 2true

Directing

1993-12-22

5.8
Iron Road
Iron Roadtrue

Editing

2009-06-24

6.3
Coolie Killer
Coolie Killertrue

Editing

1982-06-30

6.7
Iron Road
Iron Roadtrue

Production

2009-06-24

6.3
Iron Road
Iron Roadtrue

Directing

2009-06-24

6.3
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masterstrue

Editing

1976-05-07

6.1
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinkertrue

Editing

2007-03-26

4.9
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Bodytrue

Editing

2023-03-24

5.8
Once a Thief
Once a Thieftrue

Editing

1991-02-02

6.7
I Love Maria
I Love Mariatrue

Editing

1988-03-10

6.2
Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost IIItrue

Editing

1986-07-03

7.0
Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Bluestrue

Editing

1986-09-06

7.0
The Butterfly Murders
The Butterfly Murderstrue

Editing

1979-07-20

6.5
Coolie Killer
Coolie Killertrue

Sound

1982-06-30

6.7
Once a Black Sheep
Once a Black Sheeptrue

Directing

1992-05-07

4.0
Once a Black Sheep
Once a Black Sheeptrue

Writing

1992-05-07

4.0
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Now You See Love... Now You Don'ttrue

Sound

1992-02-01

6.0
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brothertrue

Directing

1997-07-14

7.3
The Surgeon
The Surgeontrue

Editing

1984-10-11

0.0
Carry On Police
Carry On Policetrue

Editing

1982-06-16

4.0
Cadets on the Beat
Cadets on the Beattrue

Editing

1986-01-16

6.0
Carry On Police
Carry On Policetrue

Sound

1982-06-16

4.0
The Club
The Clubtrue

Editing

1980-09-18

6.0
The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxertrue

Editing

1975-11-28

6.7
Working Class
Working Classtrue

Editing

1985-08-09

6.1
Fatal Termination
Fatal Terminationtrue

Sound

1990-03-03

6.8
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigontrue

Editing

1989-10-20

6.4
Cold Steel
Cold Steeltrue

Writing

2011-12-02

6.9
The Big Heat
The Big Heattrue

Sound

1988-09-22

6.3
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow IItrue

Sound

1987-12-17

7.1
Cold Steel
Cold Steeltrue

Directing

2011-12-02

6.9
Sunshine Friends
Sunshine Friendstrue

Directing

1990-09-15

7.0
Spy Games
Spy Gamestrue

Directing

1989-12-27

5.2
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystaltrue

Editing

2015-02-19

5.2
A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Storytrue

Sound

1987-07-18

7.3
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Metrue

Sound

1996-04-20

7.0
The Banquet
The Banquettrue

Editing

1991-11-30

5.2
Food For The Sharks
Food For The Sharkstrue

Directing

1982-02-19

0.0
Spy Games
Spy Gamestrue

Editing

1989-12-27

5.2
Double Trouble
Double Troubletrue

Editing

1984-09-07

6.0
Double Trouble
Double Troubletrue

Sound

1984-09-07

6.0
Lucky Diamond
Lucky Diamondtrue

Sound

1985-06-19

7.0
Tri-Star
Tri-Startrue

Editing

1996-02-15

5.2
The Ghost Informer
The Ghost Informertrue

Editing

1984-09-22

0.0
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Plague City: SARS in Torontotrue

Directing

2005-05-29

5.0
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Plague City: SARS in Torontotrue

Editing

2005-05-29

5.0
All's Well End's Well, Too
All's Well End's Well, Tootrue

Editing

1993-01-20

5.4
My Heavenly Lover
My Heavenly Lovertrue

Editing

1986-09-12

6.0
Devil Fetus
Devil Fetustrue

Editing

1983-09-07

5.4
Warriors of Virtue
Warriors of Virtuetrue

Editing

1997-05-02

4.7
Seven Years Itch
Seven Years Itchtrue

Editing

1987-03-05

4.0
From Zero to Hero
From Zero to Herotrue

Directing

1994-12-01

0.0
From Zero to Hero
From Zero to Herotrue

Editing

1994-12-01

0.0
From Zero to Hero
From Zero to Herotrue

Crew

1994-12-01

0.0
From Zero to Hero
From Zero to Herotrue

Sound

1994-12-01

0.0
Carry on Dancing
Carry on Dancingtrue

Sound

1988-05-07

0.0
Heartbeat 100
Heartbeat 100true

Sound

1987-05-21

7.2
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolftrue

Editing

2001-01-31

6.7
Once a Thief
Once a Thieftrue

Editing

1996-09-29

4.8
Once a Thief: Family Business
Once a Thief: Family Businesstrue

Editing

1998-01-01

7.5
See You Tomorrow
See You Tomorrowtrue

Editing

2016-12-23

4.2

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