Wu Nien-jen
Writing
Born: August 5, 1952 (age 74) · Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Yi Yi
2000
A City of Sadness
1989
Taipei Story
1985
Dust in the Wind
1986
The Puppetmaster
1993
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Mahjong
1996
Hill of No Return
1992
Daughter of the Nile
1987
The Sandwich Man
1983
Song of the Exile
1990
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013
Photos (1)
Movies (22)
Yi Yi
N.J.
A City of Sadness
Mr. Wu
Taipei Story
Chen
Mahjong
Gangster in Black Suit
That Day, on the Beach
Piano Tuner
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Daughter of the Nile
Tutor
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
Narrator
My Egg Boy
Old Egg Boy
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
(narrator)
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
Master Silly Mortal
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
Narrator
Kangaroo Man
An Chen-li
Pure Accidents
2000
Island Etude
Tour Bus Driver
My Favorite Season
Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023
I Love Mary
1988
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
(narrator)
The Boar King
2014
Fly, Kite Fly
Narrator
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (1)
Directing (4)
Writing (65)
A City of Sadness
Writer
Portrait of a Fanatic
Story
Dust in the Wind
Writer
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
Writer
Joe-Goody
Writer
Send in the Clowns
Screenplay
End of the Road
Screenplay
Song of the Exile
Writer
That Day, on the Beach
Writer
The Dull-Ice Flower
Writer
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Writer
The First Stitch
Screenplay
The Puppetmaster
Writer
Taste of Mercy
Writer
Hill of No Return
Writer
The Sandwich Man
Writer
All the King's Men
Screenplay
Zodiac Killers
Writer
The Woman of Wrath
Writer
Sunless Days
Writer
Gangland Odyssey
Screenplay
Gangland Odyssey
Script Consultant
I Shall Return
Screenplay
Autumn Tempest
Screenplay
Classmate
Screenplay
Sailing for Tomorrow
Screenplay
The Campus Incidents
Screenplay
The Two of Us
Screenplay
The City
Screenplay
Wu Nu
Screenplay
My American Grandson
Writer
Honor Thy Father
Screenplay
The Fellow Who Rejected College
Screenplay
Story of a Bride
Screenplay
Chivalrous Legend
Writer
Forever Friends
Screenplay
Two Painters
Screenplay
The Loser, the Hero
Screenplay
Be My Lovely Child Again
Writer
The Third Bridge
Writer
Winter Break
Screenplay
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
Screenplay
Fatal Recall
Screenplay
Traveller
Screenplay
Kuo-Hao Crams for College
Screenplay
Myth of a City
Writer
A Borrowed Life
Writer
The Switch
Screenplay
The Merry Couple
Screenplay
Sir, Tell Me Why?
Screenplay
Gone with Honor
Screenplay
Super Warrior
Screenplay
Old Mao's Second Spring
Writer
Love Is Grown with Flower
Writer
Super Citizen Ko
Screenplay
Osmanthus Alley
Writer
Spring Fever
Screenplay
A Lily in the Valley
Screenplay
Young People's Desire
Screenplay
The Blind Love
Screenplay
All for Tomorrow
Screenplay
Ghost Chasers
Screenplay
North South West East
Screenplay
Buddha Bless America
Writer
Lessons of the Playground
Screenplay
