--- name: "David Wu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-wu" fi1m_id: "david-wu" imdb_id: "nm0943080" tmdb_id: 29693 roles: ["Editor"] born: "31 July 1952" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T01:25:45.188518+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Wu ## Identity David Wu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-wu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-wu - **IMDb ID:** nm0943080 - **TMDB ID:** 29693 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29693 Editor. Born 31 July 1952 in Hong Kong, China. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 31 July 1952, Hong Kong, China - **Active:** 1986–1992 - **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 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Tsui Hark](https://film.one/person/tsui-hark.md) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 86 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29693 ## Streaming the US now - **The Criterion Channel:** [*Hard Boiled*](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md) (86) - **AMC+:** [*A Chinese Ghost Story*](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography David Wu Tai Wai (also credited as Dawei Hu, Dai-Wai Woo and Da-wei Hu) is a Hong Kong-Canadian film editor, director and actor. Born on 31 July 1952 in Hong Kong, he trained in graphic design at Hong Kong Polytechnic and began working as a film editing apprentice at Shaw Brothers studio in 1970. His first official editing credit was on *The Spiritual Boxer* (1975). He later edited for TVB and appeared in several television dramas between 1976 and 1979. Wu is known for his long collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. His editing credits include *Peking Opera Blues* (1986), *A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon* (1989), *Once a Thief* (1991), *Hard Boiled* (1992), *Crying Freeman* (1995), *Bride of Chucky* (1998), *The 51st State* (2001), *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (2001) and *Red Cliff II* (2009). He has also directed several films and television productions, including the mini-series *Iron Road* (2009). He has received twelve nominations for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing and won twice, for *Hard Boiled* (1992) and *The Crossing* (2014). He has also been nominated for Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmarchive.gov.hk, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) - *A Chinese Ghost Story* (1987), Fi1m 82, as Secretary Chiu — [page](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md) ### Crew (1) — the average rests on these - *Hard Boiled* (1992), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md) ## Complete filmography (111) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Remnant* (2025), Editorial Consultant - *Over My Dead Body* (2023), Editor - *See You Tomorrow* (2016), Editor - *Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal* (2015), as Examiner · Editor - *Cold Steel* (2011), Writer, Director - *XIII: The Series* (2011), series, Director - *Iron Road* (2009), series, Director - *Iron Road* (2009), Editor, Producer, Director - *Red Cliff II* (2009), Editor - *Son of the Dragon* (2008), series, Director - *The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker* (2007), Director, Editor - *Merlin's Apprentice* (2006), series, Director, Editor - *Plague City: SARS in Toronto* (2005), Director, Editor - *Missing* (2003), series, Director - *Webs* (2003), Director, Editor - *Snow Queen* (2002), Director - *Snow Queen* (2002), series, Director - *The 51st State* (2001), Editor - *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (2001), Editor - *Bride of Chucky* (1998), Editor - *Blackjack* (1998), Producer - *Once a Thief: Family Business* (1998), Editor - *Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother* (1997), Director - *Warriors of Virtue* (1997), Editor - *Once a Thief* (1996), Editor - *Once a Thief* (1996), series, Director - *Somebody Up There Likes Me* (1996), as Traffic Cop · Original Music Composer - *Tri-Star* (1996), Editor - *The Phantom Lover* (1995), Editor - *Crying Freeman* (1995), Supervising Editor - *From Zero to Hero* (1994), Director, Editor, Script, Music - *Hello! Who Is It?* (1994), Actor - *Twilight Tubes* (1994), series, Actor - *The Bride with White Hair 2* (1993), Writer, Director - *C'est La Vie Mon Cheri* (1993), Actor - *A Roof with a View* (1993), Actor - *The Killer's Love* (1993), as Lee Thai-Shui - *Master Wong vs. Master Wong* (1993), as Ah Yan - *Flying Dagger* (1993), as Western Ace - *All's Well End's Well, Too* (1993), Editor - *Shadow Cop* (1993), Actor - *Once a Black Sheep* (1992), Director, Writer - *Hard Boiled* (1992), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/hard-boiled.md) - *Now You See Love... Now You Don't* (1992), as Music - *Twin Dragons* (1992), as Cafe Waiter - *The Banquet* (1991), Editor - *Once a Thief* (1991), as Auctioneer · Editor - *Doctor Vampire* (1990), as Dr Chang K K - *Sunshine Friends* (1990), Director - *Promising Miss Bowie* (1990), Actor - *Fatal Termination* (1990), Original Music Composer - *Spy Games* (1989), Writer, Director, Editor - *A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon* (1989), Editor, Original Music Composer - *Bitter Taste of Blood* (1988), Actor - *Gunmen* (1988), as Cheung Chor-Fan - *The Big Heat* (1988), Editor, Original Music Composer - *Fatal Love* (1988), as David - *Diary of a Big Man* (1988), as Cheng's Assistant - *Mother vs. Mother* (1988), as Song - *Carry On Dancing* (1988), as Music - *I Love Maria* (1988), as Editor - *The Eighth Happiness* (1988), Editor - *A Better Tomorrow II* (1987), Original Music Composer - *Goodbye Darling* (1987), as Dr. Peter Lee - *Double Fixation* (1987), as David - *A Chinese Ghost Story* (1987), as Secretary Chiu · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md) - *That Enchanting Night* (1987), as Cheng - *Heartbeat 100* (1987), Original Music Composer - *Sister Cupid* (1987), as Band Member - *Seven Years Itch* (1987), as Willie's colleague · Editor - *Immortal Story* (1986), Actor - *My Heavenly Lover* (1986), Editor - *Peking Opera Blues* (1986), as General Cho's Interpreter · Editor - *A Better Tomorrow* (1986), Music Score Producer - *Happy Ghost III* (1986), as Sex Club Thug · Editor - *Where's Officer Tuba?* (1986), as Molester - *Cadets on the Beat* (1986), as Editor - *Working Class* (1985), as Factory Supervisor · Editor - *Crazy Romance* (1985), as Hui Koon Yan - *Lucky Diamond* (1985), Original Music Composer - *The Musical Singer* (1985), Actor - *Run Tiger Run* (1985), Actor - *A Certain Romance* (1984), Editor - *Winner Takes All?* (1984), Actor - *The Surgeon* (1984), as Editor - *The Ghost Informer* (1984), as Editor - *Double Trouble* (1984), as Editor · Original Music Composer - *The Company* (1984), Actor - *The Comedy* (1984), as Editor - *Devil Fetus* (1983), Editor, Original Music Composer - *The Drummer* (1983), Actor - *Plain Jane to the Rescue* (1982), as Movie Director - *Young Dreams* (1982), Actor - *Coolie Killer* (1982), Editor, Original Music Composer - *Carry On Police* (1982), Editor, Original Music Composer - *Food For The Sharks* (1982), Director - *All the Wrong Clues* (1981), as Capone's Dumb Thug - *To Sir with Troubles* (1981), Actor - *Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind* (1980), as Tour Guide - *The Way to Hell* (1980), Actor - *The Club* (1980), Editor - *Super Power* (1980), as Chun Ming's Tutor - *We're Going to Eat You* (1980), Actor - *Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again* (1979), Actor - *The Butterfly Murders* (1979), Editor - *Dance of the Drunk Mantis* (1979), as Pickpocket - *The Money Trip* (1979), Actor - *Enter Three Dragons* (1978), Actor - *Follow the Star* (1978), Actor - *Challenge of the Masters* (1976), Editor - *The Spiritual Boxer* (1975), Editor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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