Wu Nien-jen
Writer · Actor · DirectorWu 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).
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR20
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
2026
(narrator)
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023
(narrator)
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020
Narrator
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020
N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Egg Boy
2016
Old Egg Boy
Fly, Kite Fly
2015
Narrator
The Boar King
2014
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013
Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013
Master Silly Mortal
Island Etude
2006
Tour Bus Driver
Yi Yi
2000
N.J.
Mahjong
1996
Gangster in Black Suit
Kangaroo Man
1995
An Chen-li
A City of Sadness
1989
Mr. Wu
I Love Mary
1988
Daughter of the Nile
1987
Tutor
Taipei Story
1985
Chen
My Favorite Season
1985
Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Piano Tuner
DIRECTOR4
WRITER74
Chivalrous Legend
1998
Writer
Buddha Bless America
1996
Writer
A Borrowed Life
1995
Writer
Super Citizen Ko
1995
Screenplay
Forever Friends
1995
Screenplay
The Puppetmaster
1993
Writer
End of the Road
1993
Screenplay
Joe-Goody
1992
Writer
Hill of No Return
1992
Writer
Zodiac Killers
1991
Writer
My American Grandson
1991
Writer
Fatal Recall
1991
Screenplay
Song of the Exile
1990
Writer
Sunless Days
1990
Writer
A City of Sadness
1989
Writer
Winter Break
1989
Screenplay
Honor Thy Father
1989
Screenplay
Lessons of the Playground
1989
Screenplay
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989
Writer
Two Painters
1989
Screenplay
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
1988
Writer
Autumn Tempest
1988
Screenplay
- Young and Happy School Music
Young and Happy School Music
1988
Screenplay
Gangland Odyssey
1988
Screenplay, Script Consultant
Sir, Tell Me Why?
1988
Screenplay
The Third Bridge
1988
Writer
All for Tomorrow
1988
Screenplay
Osmanthus Alley
1987
Writer
Love Is Grown with Flower
1987
Writer
The Two of Us
1987
Screenplay
Be My Lovely Child Again
1987
Writer
Dust in the Wind
1986
Writer
The Campus Incidents
1986
Screenplay
Taste of Mercy
1985
Writer
Myth of a City
1985
Writer
Wu Nu
1985
Screenplay
- One Bright Day
One Bright Day
1985
Screenplay
Story of a Bride
1985
Screenplay
The Loser, the Hero
1985
Screenplay
Ghost Chasers
1985
Screenplay
The Woman of Wrath
1984
Writer
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
1984
Screenplay
- Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
1984
Screenplay
North South West East
1984
Screenplay
- Impending War
Impending War
1984
Screenplay
The First Stitch
1984
Screenplay
Old Mao's Second Spring
1984
Writer
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Writer
The Sandwich Man
1983
Writer
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
1983
Writer
All the King's Men
1983
Screenplay
- Is Q Still Alive?
Is Q Still Alive?
1983
Screenplay
Traveller
1983
Screenplay
Send in the Clowns
1983
Screenplay
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982
Story
- Dangerous Seventeen
Dangerous Seventeen
1982
Screenplay
I Shall Return
1982
Screenplay
Super Warrior
1982
Screenplay
- Taipei Sweet Heart
Taipei Sweet Heart
1982
Screenplay
- Return of the Electric Love
Return of the Electric Love
1982
Screenplay
The City
1982
Screenplay
The Switch
1982
Screenplay
- The Graduation Trip
The Graduation Trip
1982
Screenplay
A Lily in the Valley
1982
Screenplay
Kuo-Hao Crams for College
1981
Screenplay
The Merry Couple
1981
Screenplay
- Once We Were Together
Once We Were Together
1981
Screenplay
Classmate
1981
Screenplay
Spring Fever
1981
Screenplay
Sailing for Tomorrow
1980
Screenplay
Young People's Desire
1980
Screenplay
The Blind Love
1979
Screenplay
Gone with Honor
1979
Screenplay
The Fellow Who Rejected College
1979
Screenplay
