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