Writing
Wu Nien-jen
ZH, EN, CN cinema · 98 credits
Born
5 August 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Also known as 吳念真 · 吳明瑞 · Wu Ming-swi · Nien-Jen Wu · Wu Nian-Zhen · Wu Niann-Jen
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
Filmography
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
as (narrator)
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
as (narrator)
Day Off
Executive Producer
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Egg Boy
as Old Egg Boy
Fly, Kite Fly
as Narrator
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
as Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
as Master Silly Mortal
Beautiful 2013
Director
10 Plus 10
Director
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
Executive Producer
Island Etude
as Tour Bus Driver
Yi Yi
as NJ
Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
Buddha Bless America
Director, Writer
Kangaroo Man
as An Chen-li
A Borrowed Life
Director, Writer
Super Citizen Ko
Screenplay
Forever Friends
Screenplay
End of the Road
Screenplay
Joe-Goody
Writer
Fatal Recall
Screenplay
Sunless Days
Writer
A City of Sadness
as Mr. Wu, Writer
Winter Break
Screenplay
Honor Thy Father
Screenplay
Lessons of the Playground
Screenplay
Two Painters
Screenplay
Autumn Tempest
Screenplay
Gangland Odyssey
Screenplay, Script Consultant
Sir, Tell Me Why?
Screenplay
All for Tomorrow
Screenplay
Daughter of the Nile
as Tutor
The Two of Us
Screenplay
The Campus Incidents
Screenplay
Taipei Story
as Chen
My Favorite Season
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
Wu Nu
Screenplay
Story of a Bride
Screenplay
The Loser, the Hero
Screenplay
Ghost Chasers
Screenplay
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
Screenplay
North South West East
Screenplay
戰爭前夕
1984
Impending War
Screenplay
The First Stitch
Screenplay
That Day, on the Beach
as Piano Tuner, Actor, Writer
All the King's Men
Screenplay
Traveller
Screenplay
Send in the Clowns
Screenplay
I Shall Return
Screenplay
The City
Screenplay
Super Warrior
Screenplay
The Switch
Screenplay
A Lily in the Valley
Screenplay
The Merry Couple
Screenplay
Classmate
Screenplay
Spring Fever
Screenplay
Sailing for Tomorrow
Screenplay
Young People's Desire
Screenplay
The Blind Love
Screenplay
Gone with Honor
Screenplay