Writing
Wu Nien-jen
- Born
- 1952-08-05
- Birthplace
- Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
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
Filmography
100 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
2026 · Movie
(narrator)
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023 · Movie
(narrator)
Day Off
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023 · Movie
Cast
36 Questions
2020 · TV Show
Cast
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020 · Movie
Narrator
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020 · Movie
N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Egg Boy
2016 · Movie
Old Egg Boy
Fly, Kite Fly
2015 · Movie
Narrator
The Boar King
2014 · Movie
Cast
Beautiful 2013
2013 · Movie
Director
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013 · Movie
Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013 · Movie
Master Silly Mortal
10 Plus 10
2011 · Movie
Director
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
2009 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Year of Happiness and Love
2009 · TV Show
Chen Ding He
Island Etude
2006 · Movie
Tour Bus Driver
Pure Accidents
2000 · Movie
Cast
Yi Yi
2000 · Movie
NJ
Chivalrous Legend
1998 · Movie
Writer
Buddha Bless America
1996 · Movie
Director · Writer
Mahjong
1996 · Movie
Gangster in Black Suit
A Borrowed Life
1995 · Movie
Director · Writer
Forever Friends
1995 · Movie
Screenplay
Kangaroo Man
1995 · Movie
An Chen-li
Super Citizen Ko
1995 · Movie
Screenplay
End of the Road
1993 · Movie
Screenplay
The Puppetmaster
1993 · Movie
Writer
Hill of No Return
1992 · Movie
Writer
Joe-Goody
1992 · Movie
Writer
Fatal Recall
1991 · Movie
Screenplay
My American Grandson
1991 · Movie
Writer
Zodiac Killers
1991 · Movie
Writer
Song of the Exile
1990 · Movie
Writer
Sunless Days
1990 · Movie
Writer
A City of Sadness
1989 · Movie
Mr. Wu · Writer
Honor Thy Father
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
Lessons of the Playground
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989 · Movie
Writer
Two Painters
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
Winter Break
1989 · Movie
Screenplay
All for Tomorrow
1988 · Movie
Screenplay
Autumn Tempest
1988 · Movie
Screenplay
Gangland Odyssey
1988 · Movie
Screenplay · Script Consultant
I Love Mary
1988 · Movie
Cast
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
1988 · Movie
Writer
Sir, Tell Me Why?
1988 · Movie
Screenplay
The Third Bridge
1988 · Movie
Writer
Young and Happy School Music
1988 · Movie
Screenplay
Be My Lovely Child Again
1987 · Movie
Writer
Daughter of the Nile
1987 · Movie
Tutor
Love Is Grown with Flower
1987 · Movie
Writer
Osmanthus Alley
1987 · Movie
Writer
The Two of Us
1987 · Movie
Screenplay
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Movie
Writer
The Campus Incidents
1986 · Movie
Screenplay
Ghost Chasers
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
My Favorite Season
1985 · Movie
Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
Myth of a City
1985 · Movie
Writer
One Bright Day
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
Story of a Bride
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
Taipei Story
1985 · Movie
Chen
Taste of Mercy
1985 · Movie
Writer
The Loser, the Hero
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
Wu Nu
1985 · Movie
Screenplay
Impending War
1984 · Movie
Screenplay
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
1984 · Movie
Screenplay
North South West East
1984 · Movie
Screenplay
Old Mao's Second Spring
1984 · Movie
Writer
The First Stitch
1984 · Movie
Screenplay
The Woman of Wrath
1984 · Movie
Writer
Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
1984 · Movie
Screenplay
All the King's Men
1983 · Movie
Screenplay
Is Q Still Alive?
1983 · Movie
Screenplay
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
1983 · Movie
Writer
Send in the Clowns
1983 · Movie
Screenplay
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Movie
Piano Tuner · Cast · Writer
The Sandwich Man
1983 · Movie
Writer
Traveller
1983 · Movie
Screenplay
A Lily in the Valley
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
Dangerous Seventeen
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
I Shall Return
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982 · Movie
Story
Return of the Electric Love
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
Super Warrior
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
Taipei Sweet Heart
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
The City
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
The Graduation Trip
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
The Switch
1982 · Movie
Screenplay
Classmate
1981 · Movie
Screenplay
Kuo-Hao Crams for College
1981 · Movie
Screenplay
Once We Were Together
1981 · Movie
Screenplay
Spring Fever
1981 · Movie
Screenplay
The Merry Couple
1981 · Movie
Screenplay
Sailing for Tomorrow
1980 · Movie
Screenplay
Young People's Desire
1980 · Movie
Screenplay
Gone with Honor
1979 · Movie
Screenplay
The Blind Love
1979 · Movie
Screenplay
The Fellow Who Rejected College
1979 · Movie
Screenplay
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV Show
Self