Wu Nien-jen
WritingBorn Aug 5, 1952 in 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).
Known for
Golden Horse Awards
9.01962TV Show
36 Questions
—2020TV Show
Yi Yi
7.92000Movie
The Year of Happiness and Love
9.52009TV Show
A City of Sadness
7.51989Movie
Portrait of a Fanatic
—1982Movie
Taipei Story
7.51985Movie
Mahjong
7.51996Movie
Dust in the Wind
7.61986Movie
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
—1988Movie
Joe-Goody
10.01992Movie
Send in the Clowns
10.01983Movie
Filmography
Acting
- 2026Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagleas (narrator)
- 2023Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbillas (narrator)
- 2023Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
- 2020Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zeroas Narrator
- 2020Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 202036 Questions
- 2016My Egg Boyas Old Egg Boy