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