Wu Nien-jen
Writing·August 5, 1952 — 73 years old·Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Wu Nien-jen (Chinese: 吳念真; born 5 August, 1952) is a Taiwanese screenwriter, director, and writer. He is one of the most prolific and highly regarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New Taiwanese Cinema, although he has also acted in a number of films, like Edward Yang's film Yi Yi (2000).
Known For
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2026Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle(narrator)2023Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang2023Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill(narrator)2023Day OffExecutive Producer2020Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day ZeroNarrator202036 QuestionsTV2020Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)2016My Egg BoyOld Egg Boy2015Fly, Kite FlyNarrator2014The Boar King2013Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from AboveNarrator2013Zone Pro Site: The Moveable FeastMaster Silly Mortal2013Beautiful 2013Director201110 Plus 10Director2009Somewhere I Have Never TravelledExecutive Producer2009The Year of Happiness and LoveTVChen Ding He2006Island EtudeTour Bus Driver2000Yi YiN.J.1998Chivalrous LegendWriter1996MahjongGangster in Black Suit1996Buddha Bless AmericaDirector · Writer1995Super Citizen KoScreenplay1995A Borrowed LifeDirector · Writer1995Forever FriendsScreenplay1995Kangaroo ManAn Chen-li1993The PuppetmasterWriter1993End of the RoadScreenplay1992Hill of No ReturnWriter1992Joe-GoodyWriter1991My American GrandsonWriter1991Zodiac KillersWriter1991Fatal RecallScreenplay1990Song of the ExileWriter1990Sunless DaysWriter1989A City of SadnessMr. Wu · Writer1989The Dull-Ice FlowerWriter1989Honor Thy FatherScreenplay1989Lessons of the PlaygroundScreenplay1989Winter BreakScreenplay1989Two PaintersScreenplay1988All for TomorrowScreenplay1988I Love Mary1988Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tianWriter1988Gangland OdysseyScreenplay · Script Consultant1988The Third BridgeWriter1988Autumn TempestScreenplay1988Young and Happy School MusicScreenplay1988Sir, Tell Me Why?Screenplay1987Daughter of the NileTutor1987Be My Lovely Child AgainWriter1987Osmanthus AlleyWriter1987Love Is Grown with FlowerWriter1987The Two of UsScreenplay1986Dust in the WindWriter1986The Campus IncidentsScreenplay1985Myth of a CityWriter1985Ghost ChasersScreenplay1985Taipei StoryChen1985My Favorite SeasonBi Bao-liang's brother-in-law1985Taste of MercyWriter1985Wu NuScreenplay1985Story of a BrideScreenplay1985One Bright DayScreenplay1985The Loser, the HeroScreenplay1984The First StitchScreenplay1984The Woman of WrathWriter1984Old Mao's Second SpringWriter1984Nature Is Quietly BeautifulScreenplay1984Wanpi Nansheng Qiao NushengScreenplay1984North South West EastScreenplay1984Impending WarScreenplay1983All the King's MenScreenplay1983The Sandwich ManWriter1983That Day, on the BeachPiano Tuner · Writer1983Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?Writer1983Send in the ClownsScreenplay1983TravellerScreenplay1983Is Q Still Alive?Screenplay1982Portrait of a FanaticStory1982I Shall ReturnScreenplay1982The SwitchScreenplay1982Dangerous SeventeenScreenplay1982The CityScreenplay1982Taipei Sweet HeartScreenplay1982Return of the Electric LoveScreenplay1982Super WarriorScreenplay1982The Graduation TripScreenplay1982A Lily in the ValleyScreenplay1981Spring FeverScreenplay1981The Merry CoupleScreenplay1981ClassmateScreenplay1981Kuo-Hao Crams for CollegeScreenplay1981Once We Were TogetherScreenplay1980Young People's DesireScreenplay1980Sailing for TomorrowScreenplay1979Gone with HonorScreenplay1979The Blind LoveScreenplay1979The Fellow Who Rejected CollegeScreenplay1962Golden Horse AwardsTVSelf