Wu Nien-jen

Writer

Born: August 5, 1952 (age 73)
From: 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).

Filmography (25)

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle (2026)
(narrator)
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang (2023)
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill (2023)
(narrator)
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
Beautiful 2013 (2013)
Director
10 Plus 10 (2011)
Director
Island Etude (2006)
Tour Bus Driver
Pure Accidents (2000)
Yi Yi (2000)
N.J.
Mahjong (1996)
Gangster in Black Suit
Buddha Bless America (1996)
Director
A Borrowed Life (1995)
Director
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