David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian

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, and

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of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors

John Woo John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (; born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly-influential figure in the action film genre. He was a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gun fu ...

and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international ''

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'' such as ''

A Chinese Ghost Story ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' ( zh, t=倩女幽魂, w=Ch'ien-nü Yu-hun, l=The Ethereal Spirit of a Beauty) is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic comedy horror film starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong and Wu Ma, directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Ts ...

'' , '' Hard Boiled'', ''

Bride of Chucky ''Bride of Chucky'' is a 1998 American black comedy slasher film written by Don Mancini and directed by Ronny Yu. The fourth installment in the ''Child's Play'' franchise, it stars Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, John Ritter, Katherine Heigl, and Ni ...

'' and ''

Brotherhood of the Wolf ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (french: Le Pacte des loups) is a 2001 French period action horror film directed by Christophe Gans, co-written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel, and starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bel ...

''. He has been nominated 12 times for the

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, winning twice for '' Hard Boiled'' (1992) and '' The Crossing'' (2014).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). He has also been nominated for several

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and

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Filmography

Actor

* 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

* ''

The Bride with White Hair 2 ''The Bride with White Hair 2'' is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by David Wu. It is the sequel to '' The Bride with White Hair'', with Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung reprising their roles as Lian Nichang and Zhuo Yihang. Although the first film ...

'' 白髮魔女2 (1993) * '' Snow Queen'' 冰雪女王 (2002) * '' Plague City: SARS in Toronto'' (2005) * ''

Merlin's Apprentice ''Merlin's Apprentice'' is a 2006 miniseries. It is a sequel to the 1998 television miniseries ''Merlin'' with Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson reprising their roles as Merlin and the Lady of the Lake, albeit slightly different versions of their ...

'' 聖杯傳說 (2006) * '' Cold Steel'' (2011) (Chinese: 遍地狼煙 pinyin: ''Biandi Lang Yan'')

References

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