Wu Nien-jen
97 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Aug 5, 1952 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
- Also known as
- 吳念真 · 吳明瑞 · Wu Ming-swi · Nien-Jen Wu
Biography
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Wu Nien-jen: movies and TV shows
Acting (22)
- 2026 Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
as (narrator)
- 2023
- 2023 Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
as (narrator)
- 2020 Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
as Narrator
- 2020 Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 My Egg Boy
as Old Egg Boy
- 2015 Fly, Kite Fly
as Narrator
- 2014
- 2013 Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
as Narrator
- 2013 Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
as Master Silly Mortal
- 2009
- 2006 Island Etude
as Tour Bus Driver
- 2000
- 2000 Yi Yi
as NJ
- 1996 Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
- 1995 Kangaroo Man
as An Chen-li
- 1989 A City of Sadness
as Mr. Wu
- 1988
- 1987 Daughter of the Nile
as Tutor
- 1985 Taipei Story
as Chen
- 1985 My Favorite Season
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
- 1983 That Day, on the Beach
as Piano Tuner
Behind the camera (78)
- 2023 Day Off
Executive Producer
- 2013 Beautiful 2013
Director
- 2011 10 Plus 10
Director
- 2009 Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
Executive Producer
- 1998 Chivalrous Legend
Writer
- 1996 Buddha Bless America
Writer, Director
- 1995 Super Citizen Ko
Screenplay
- 1995 A Borrowed Life
Writer, Director
- 1995 Forever Friends
Screenplay
- 1993 The Puppetmaster
Writer
- 1993 End of the Road
Screenplay
- 1992 Hill of No Return
Writer
- 1992 Joe-Goody
Writer
- 1991 My American Grandson
Writer
- 1991 Zodiac Killers
Writer
- 1991 Fatal Recall
Screenplay
- 1990 Song of the Exile
Writer
- 1990 Sunless Days
Writer
- 1989 A City of Sadness
Writer
- 1989 The Dull-Ice Flower
Writer
- 1989 Honor Thy Father
Screenplay
- 1989 Lessons of the Playground
Screenplay
- 1989 Winter Break
Screenplay
- 1989 Two Painters
Screenplay
- 1988 All for Tomorrow
Screenplay
- 1988
- 1988 Gangland Odyssey
Screenplay, Script Consultant
- 1988 The Third Bridge
Writer
- 1988 Autumn Tempest
Screenplay
- 1988 Young and Happy School Music
Screenplay
- 1988 Sir, Tell Me Why?
Screenplay
- 1987 Be My Lovely Child Again
Writer
- 1987 Osmanthus Alley
Writer
- 1987 Love Is Grown with Flower
Writer
- 1987 The Two of Us
Screenplay
- 1986 Dust in the Wind
Writer
- 1986 The Campus Incidents
Screenplay
- 1985 Myth of a City
Writer
- 1985 Ghost Chasers
Screenplay
- 1985 Taste of Mercy
Writer
- 1985 Wu Nu
Screenplay
- 1985 One Bright Day
Screenplay
- 1985 Story of a Bride
Screenplay
- 1985 The Loser, the Hero
Screenplay
- 1984 The First Stitch
Screenplay
- 1984 The Woman of Wrath
Writer
- 1984 Old Mao's Second Spring
Writer
- 1984 Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
Screenplay
- 1984 Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
Screenplay
- 1984 North South West East
Screenplay
- 1984 Impending War
Screenplay
- 1983 All the King's Men
Screenplay
- 1983 The Sandwich Man
Writer
- 1983 That Day, on the Beach
Writer
- 1983 Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Writer
- 1983 Send in the Clowns
Screenplay
- 1983 Is Q Still Alive?
Screenplay
- 1983 Traveller
Screenplay
- 1982 Portrait of a Fanatic
Story
- 1982 I Shall Return
Screenplay
- 1982 The Switch
Screenplay
- 1982 Dangerous Seventeen
Screenplay
- 1982 Super Warrior
Screenplay
- 1982 Taipei Sweet Heart
Screenplay
- 1982 Return of the Electric Love
Screenplay
- 1982 The City
Screenplay
- 1982 The Graduation Trip
Screenplay
- 1982 A Lily in the Valley
Screenplay
- 1981 Spring Fever
Screenplay
- 1981 The Merry Couple
Screenplay
- 1981 Classmate
Screenplay
- 1981 Kuo-Hao Crams for College
Screenplay
- 1981 Once We Were Together
Screenplay
- 1980 Young People's Desire
Screenplay
- 1980 Sailing for Tomorrow
Screenplay
- 1979 Gone with Honor
Screenplay
- 1979 The Blind Love
Screenplay
- 1979 The Fellow Who Rejected College
Screenplay
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2020 36 Questions
1 episode
- 1962 Golden Horse Awards
1 episode