David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese: 胡大為; born 31 July 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 (1987), Hard Boiled (1992), Bride of Chucky (1998), and Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001).
He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled and The Crossing (2014).[1] He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.
Life and career
editWu was born on 31 July 1952.[2] While studying graphic design at Hong Kong Polytechnic, he got a job in 1970 as a film editing apprentice at Shaw Brothers. The first editing credit he officially received was for The Spiritual Boxer (1975). He then moved to editing for TVB, where he also acted in several television dramas from 1976 to 1979.[2]
Filmography
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edit- Bitter Taste Of Blood 亡命天涯 1987
- A Chinese Ghost Story 倩女幽魂 1987
- Fatal Love 殺之戀 1988
- I Love Maria 1988
- Mother Vs Mother 南北媽打 1988
- Once A Thief 縱橫四海 1991
- Doctor Vampire 僵屍醫生 1990
- C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri 新不了情 1993
- Flying Dagger 神經刀與飛天貓 1993
- Killer's Love 兩廂情願 1993
- Master Wong VS Master Wong 黃飛鴻對黃飛鴻 1993
- A Roof With A View 天台的月光 1993
- Shadow Cop 神探乾濕褸 1993
Director
edit- The Bride with White Hair 2 白髮魔女2 (1993)
- Snow Queen 冰雪女王 (2002)
- Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005)
- Merlin's Apprentice 聖杯傳說 (2006)
- Cold Steel (2011) (Chinese: 遍地狼煙 pinyin: Biandi Lang Yan)
References
edit- ^ Video Watchdog - Numéros 43 - 48 - Page 54 1998 "The white, optional English subtitles appear on the picture and filmographies are included for Lin, Cheung, Christy Chung Lai-tai, and director David Wu Tai-wai (not to be confused with the Taiwanese actor of the same name).
- ^ a b "David Wu biography" (PDF). Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
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