Writing

Wu Nien-jen

Writing · Born 1952-08-05 · Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan

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).

Credits · 60

Film
Day Off
2023 · Executive Producer
36 Questions
2020
Film
My Egg Boy
2016 · Old Egg Boy
Film
Fly, Kite Fly
2015 · Narrator
Film
The Boar King
2014
Film
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013 · Narrator
Film
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013 · Master Silly Mortal
Film
10 Plus 10
2011 · Director
Film
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
2009 · Executive Producer
The Year of Happiness and Love
2009 · Chen Ding He
Film
Island Etude
2006 · Tour Bus Driver
Film
Yi Yi
2000 · NJ
Film
Chivalrous Legend
1998 · Writer
Film
Mahjong
1996 · Gangster in Black Suit
Film
Buddha Bless America
1996 · Writer
Film
Super Citizen Ko
1995 · Screenplay
Film
A Borrowed Life
1995 · Writer
Film
Forever Friends
1995 · Screenplay
Film
Kangaroo Man
1995 · An Chen-li
Film
The Puppetmaster
1993 · Writer
Film
End of the Road
1993 · Screenplay
Film
Hill of No Return
1992 · Writer
Film
Joe-Goody
1992 · Writer
Film
My American Grandson
1991 · Writer
Film
Zodiac Killers
1991 · Writer
Film
Fatal Recall
1991 · Screenplay
Film
Song of the Exile
1990 · Writer
Film
Sunless Days
1990 · Writer
Film
A City of Sadness
1989 · Mr. Wu
Film
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989 · Writer
Film
Honor Thy Father
1989 · Screenplay
Film
Lessons of the Playground
1989 · Screenplay
Film
Winter Break
1989 · Screenplay
Film
Two Painters
1989 · Screenplay
Film
I Love Mary
1988
Film
Gangland Odyssey
1988 · Screenplay
Film
The Third Bridge
1988 · Writer
Film
Sir, Tell Me Why?
1988 · Screenplay
Film
Daughter of the Nile
1987 · Tutor
Film
Be My Lovely Child Again
1987 · Writer
Film
Osmanthus Alley
1987 · Writer
Film
Love Is Grown with Flower
1987 · Writer
Film
The Two of Us
1987 · Screenplay
Film
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Writer
Film
Ghost Chasers
1985 · Screenplay
Film
Taipei Story
1985 · Chen
Film
My Favorite Season
1985 · Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
Film
The Loser, the Hero
1985 · Screenplay
Film
The Woman of Wrath
1984 · Writer
Film
Old Mao's Second Spring
1984 · Writer
Film
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
1984 · Screenplay
Film
All the King's Men
1983 · Screenplay
Film
The Sandwich Man
1983 · Writer
Film
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Piano Tuner
Film
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
1983 · Writer
Film
Send in the Clowns
1983 · Screenplay
Film
The Switch
1982 · Screenplay
Film
A Lily in the Valley
1982 · Screenplay
Film
The Merry Couple
1981 · Screenplay
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · Self
Wu Nien-jen · MediaMark