Tu Duu-chih (Chinese: 杜篤之, born April 1, 1955) is a Taiwanese sound designer. He is credited for introducing synchronized sound to Taiwanese film and is known for his collaborations with directors Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Wong Kar-wai.

Early life and education

Born April 5, 1955, in Taipei, Tu entered the Central Motion Picture Corporation Film Technicians Training Program in 1973.

Career

In 1978, Tu was hired to the Central Motion Picture Corporation sound department as an assistant sound engineer.

Tu was instrumental in introducing synchronized sound to Taiwanese cinema. His first project to utilize the technique was a short government-sponsored film directed by Edward Yang. He later served as the sound editor on the first feature filmed entirely with synchronized sound, the 1989 Hou Hsiao-hsien picture A City of Sadness.

A 2001 Taipei Times article stated that Tu acted as the sound editor for 70 percent of Taiwanese films released since the 1980s.

In 2004, Tu founded 3H Sound Studio, an audio production company.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
1982In Our Time—N/a
The Winter of 1905—N/a
Ku Lian—N/a
1983Growing Up—N/a
That Day, on the Beach—N/a
The Boys from Fengkuei—N/a
1984You ma cai zi—N/a
A Summer at Grandpa's—N/a
Wo ai Mali—N/a
1986Taipei Story—N/a
Ce ma ru lin—N/a
Chao ji shi min—N/a
A Time to Live and a Time to Die—N/a
Kuei-mei, a Woman—N/a
Yang chun lao ba—N/a
1986The Terrorizers—N/a
This Love of Mine—N/a
1988Yuan nu—N/a
Huang se gu shi—N/a
1989A City of Sadness—N/a
1990A Home Too Far—N/a
1991A Brighter Summer Day—N/a
Qingchun wu hi—N/a
1992Dust of Angels—N/a
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land—N/a
1993The Puppetmaster—N/a
Green Green Leaves of Home—N/a
1994A Confucian Confusion—N/a
The Red Lotus Society—N/a
May JaneCredited as Du-Jy Du
1995Heartbreak Island—N/a
Good Men, Good Women—N/a
The Peony Pavilion—N/a
1996Mahjong—N/a
Goodbye South, Goodbye—N/a
Tai ping tian guo—N/a
1997Sweet Degeneration—N/a
A Queer Story—N/a
Gei tao wang zhe de qia qia—N/a
Happy Together—N/a
Guo dao feng bi—N/a
1998Hold You Tight—N/a
The CandidatePost-production sound
19993 ju zhi lian—N/a
2000The Island Tales—N/a
Xiang si chen xianzai—N/a
Yi Yi—N/a
In the Mood for Love—N/a
Pure Accidents—N/a
The Cabbie—N/a
2001Betelnut Beauty—N/a
Beijing Bicycle—N/a
Ming dai zhui zhu—N/a
What Time Is It There?—N/a
Millennium Mambo—N/a
Visible Secret—N/a
Hou niao—N/a
Ren jian xi ju—N/a
2002Wa dong ren—N/a
July Rhapsody—N/a
Princess D—N/a
Ai qing ling yao—N/a
Kong zhong hua yuan—N/a
Double Vision—N/a
Blue Gate Crossing—N/a
Visible Secret II—N/a
Demi-Haunted—N/a
Twenty Something Taipei—N/a
Fancy 25—N/a
Brave 20—N/a
Voice of Waves—N/a
My Whispering Plan—N/a
2003How High Is the Mountain?—N/a
Er di—N/a
Goodbye, Dragon Inn—N/a
The Missing—N/a
Café Lumière—N/a
200420:30:40—N/a
2046—N/a
Love of May—N/a
Eros"The Hand" segment
Meng you xia wei yi—N/a
Da xuan min—N/a
2005About LoveTaipei segment
The Wayward Cloud—N/a
Three Times—N/a
Ai yu yong qi—N/a
Lian ren—N/a
Hu gu po—N/a
Ai li si de jing zi—N/a
2006Silk—N/a
Do Over—N/a
Shen you qing ren—N/a
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone—N/a
Tai yang yue—N/a
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt—N/a
Qi ji de xia tian—N/a
My Mother is a Belly Dancer—N/a
Eternal Summer—N/a
Cha Tian Shan zhi ge—N/a
Exit No. 6Supervising sound editor
Island Etude—N/a
Song shu zi sha shi jian—N/a
Drifting Paradise—N/a
2007Spider Lilies—N/a
The Most Distant Course—N/a
Chuan qiang ren—N/a
SecretFinal mixer
The Drummer—N/a
Help Me, Eros—N/a
Shen xuan zheSupervising sound editor
What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!—N/a
I Wish—N/a
2008Kung Fu Dunk—N/a
Drifting Flowers—N/a
Candy Rain—N/a
Run Papa Run—N/a
The Way We Are—N/a
ArtemisiaSupervising sound designer
Dou cha—N/a
Cape No. 7Final mixer
BallisticSound mixer
Miao Miao—N/a
Xiong mei—N/a
Tibet, Taipei—N/a
2009Dui bu qi wo ai ni—N/a
Yang Yang—N/a
Finding Shangri-La—N/a
Night and Fog—N/a
Miss Kicki—N/a
Sham moh—N/a
Hear Me—N/a
Prince of Tears—N/a
Pinoy Sunday—N/a
Torocco—N/a
The Treasure Hunter—N/a
2010Monga—N/a
One Day—N/a
Love in a Puff—N/a
Seven Days in HeavenFinal mixer
Dream Home—N/a
Taipei Exchanges—N/a
Love in Disguise—N/a
The Fourth Portrait—N/a
All About Love—N/a
Buddha Mountain—N/a
Once Upon a Time in Tibet—N/a
The Long Goodbye—N/a
Road to the Ghost Horse—N/a
2011Night Market Hero—N/a
Goodbye May—N/a
Return Ticket—N/a
Make Up—N/a
Honey PuPu—N/a
You Are the Apple of My Eye—N/a
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale—N/a
A Simple Life—N/a
Mayday 3DNA—N/a
MuralSound mixer
Lovesick—N/a
Starry Starry Night—N/a
10+10"Something's Gotta Give" and "The Orphans" segments
Dian Na Cha—N/a
Road Less Traveled—N/a
Great Wall, My LoveSound mixer
2012The Soul of Bread—N/a
Love—N/a
Father's Lullaby—N/a
Love in the Buff—N/a
Joyful Reunion—N/a
The Third Wish—N/a
The Bird Who Saved the World—N/a
Melody—N/a
Double Trouble—N/a
Girlfriend Boyfriend—N/a
The Fierce Wife Final Episode—N/a
Double XposureSound mixer
When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep—N/a
Legend of the T-DogCredited as Du Du-Zhi
2013A ma de meng zhong qing ren—N/a
The Stolen Years—N/a
Young Style—N/a
Tiny Times—N/a
SoulRe-recording mixer
The Rooftop—N/a
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSound effect director
27°C: Loaf Rock—N/a
Tiny Times 2.0—N/a
Stray Dogs—N/a
Silent Witness—N/a
Ting jian xia yu de sheng yin—N/a
Takao Dancer—N/a
Love Transplantation—N/a
Twelve NightsSound supervisor
2014Sweet Alibis—N/a
The Journey—N/a
Women Who Flirt—N/a
Kano—N/a
Aberdeen—N/a
Partners in Crime—N/a
Meeting Dr. Sun—N/a
Girls—N/a
Taipei Factory II"Soap Opera" segment
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema—N/a
Paradise in Service—N/a
The Golden Era—N/a
(Sex) Appeal—N/a
Five Minutes to Tomorrow—N/a
Live at Love—N/a
Elena—N/a
It Takes Two to Tango—N/a
The Crossing—N/a
2015Time Is Money—N/a
The Wonderful WeddingAudio post-production
Kepong Gangster 2—N/a
Murmur of the Hearts—N/a
The Queens—N/a
First of May—N/a
Baby Steps—N/a
The AssassinSound mixer
Our Times—N/a
Wawa No Cidal—N/a
Zinnia Flower—N/a
The Crossing 2—N/a
Fly, Kite Fly—N/a
Office—N/a
All You Need is Love—N/a
Underground Fragrance—N/a
Taste of Life—N/a
Go Lala Go 2—N/a
2016Ola Bola—N/a
Rookie Chef—N/a
City of Jade—N/a
Dog Days—N/a
Hang in There, Kids!—N/a
Heaven in the Dark—N/a
New York New York—N/a
At Cafe 6—N/a
The Tenants Downstairs—N/a
Go! Crazy GangsterSound mixer
Hai de bi duanSound mixer
Hema Hema—N/a
The Road to Mandalay—N/a
Mrs K—N/a
Shed Skin Papa—N/a
201752Hz, I Love You—N/a
Barkley—N/a
Xian yi ren X de xian shen—N/a
Love Off the Cuff—N/a
The Mysterious Family—N/a
Mon Mon Mon Monsters—N/a
You Mean the World to Me—N/a
God of War—N/a
Shuttle Life—N/a
Our Time Will Come—N/a
The Great Buddha+—N/a
Secret Fruit—N/a
The Taste of Rice Flower—N/a
Manhunt—N/a
Never-Ending Road—N/a
The White Girl—N/a
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful—N/a
Love Education—N/a
Seventy-Seven Days—N/a
Take Me to the Moon—N/a
Back to the Good Times—N/a
2018Gatao 2: Rise of the KingSupervising sound editor
Xiao Mei—N/a
About Youth—N/a
Us and Them—N/a
Suburban Birds—N/a
Cities of Last Things—N/a
Baby—N/a
TraceySupervising sound editor
G Affairs—N/a
2019Han Dan—N/a
Spring Tide—N/a
Love the Way You Are—N/a
A Fool in Love, Love Like a Fool—N/a
Little Q—N/a
Balloon—N/a
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom—N/a
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a MoustacheRe-recording mixer
Beyond the Dream—N/a
Wo de ling hun shi ai zuo deSupervising sound editor
Gone with the Light—N/a
2020Your Name Engraved Herein—N/a
Whale Island—N/a
A Little Bird Reminds Me—N/a
The Rope Curse 2—N/a
Love After Love—N/a
A Leg—N/a
Precious Is the Night—N/a
2021I Missed YouSupervising sound editors
Are You Lonesome Tonight?Re-recording mixer
Before Next Spring—N/a
Ripples of Life—N/a
The Falls—N/a
Terrorizers—N/a
Anita—N/a
American Girl—N/a
2022My Best Friend's Breakfast—N/a
Stay with Me—N/a
Where the Wind Blows—N/a
Hong Kong Family—N/a
Divine Factory—N/a
Lost Leaf—N/a
2023Ma, I Love You—N/a
Abang Adik—N/a
Monkey King - Rebirth—N/a
Only the River Flows—N/a
The Settlers—N/a
The Monk and the Gun—N/a
Snow in Midsummer—N/a
2024All Shall Be Well—N/a
Dormir De Olhos AbertosRe-recording mixer
Shambhala—N/a

Television

YearTitleNotes
1981DuckweedTV movie
1996Cinéma, de notre temps1 episode
2004My Stinking KidTV movie
2015Legend of SoundTV movie
2021The Magician on the Skywalk10 episodes

Awards and nominations

Golden Horse Awards

Awards presented at the annual Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1984Best Sound RecordingKendo KidsNominated
1985Super Citizen KoWon
1986My LoveNominated
1989Best Sound EffectsA City of SadnessNominated
1991Best Sound RecordingA Brighter Summer DayNominated
1992Dust of AngelsWon
Best Sound EffectsThe Peach Blossom LandNominated
1993Best Sound RecordingGreen, Green Leaves of HomeNominated
The PuppetmasterWon
1994Best Sound EffectsA Borrowed LifeNominated
A Confucian ConfusionNominated
1995Super Citizen KoNominated
Good Men, Good WomenNominated
1997Happy TogetherNominated
1999Ordinary HeroesNominated
2000Feeling by NightNominated
2001What Time is it There?Nominated
Millennium MamboWon
2002Double VisionNominated
2003Goodbye, Dragon InnNominated
2004Sacrificial VictimsNominated
2046Nominated
2006Amour - LegendeWon
2007The Most DistanceWon
2008Cape No. 7Nominated
2009Like a DreamNominated
Yang YangNominated
2010MONGAWon
2011Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq BaleWon
2013Stray DogsNominated
SoulWon
2014Paradise in ServiceNominated
2015OfficeNominated
The AssassinWon
2017The Great Buddha+Nominated
Mon Mon Mon Monsters!Won
2020Beyond the DreamNominated
2021TerrorizersNominated
2022Coo-Coo 043Nominated
2023A BOY AND A GIRLNominated
Snow in MidsummerWon

Cannes Film Festival

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2001Technical Grand PrizeMillennium MamboWon
What Time is it There?

Asia-Pacific Film Festival

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1997Best SoundA Cha-Cha for the FugitiveWon
2010ToroccoWon
2012Girlfriend BoyfriendNominated
2013Stray DogsWon

Hong Kong Film Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2002Best Sound DesignVisible SecretNominated
20052046Nominated
2008The DrummerNominated
2011Dream HomeNominated
2015The CrossingWon
2016OfficeNominated
2018Our Time Will ComeNominated
2019G AffairsNominated
2020FagaraNominated
Beyond the DreamNominated
2022AnitaWon
2023Where the Wind BlowsNominated
The Sparring PartnerNominated

Taipei Film Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019Best Sound DesignCities of Last ThingsWon
2023Coo-Coo 043Nominated
A Place Called SilenceNominated

Notes

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