Wu Nien-jen

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1952-08-05 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan

Also Known As 吳念真, 吳明瑞, Wu Ming-swi, Nien-Jen Wu, Wu Nian-Zhen, Wu Niann-Jen, N. J. Wu, Wu Nien-Chen, Ng Lim-Chan, Wu Wen-Chin, 吳文欽

Wu Nien-jen

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

Writer

1998
1996
1995
A Borrowed Life

as Writer

1995
Super Citizen Ko

as Screenplay

1995
Forever Friends

as Screenplay

1993
1993
End of the Road

as Screenplay

1992
Joe-Goody

as Writer

1992
1991
Zodiac Killers

as Writer

1991
1991
Fatal Recall

as Screenplay

1990
1990
Sunless Days

as Writer

1989
1989
Winter Break

as Screenplay

1989
Honor Thy Father

as Screenplay

1989
1989
1989
Two Painters

as Screenplay

1988
Autumn Tempest

as Screenplay

1988
Gangland Odyssey

as Screenplay

1988
Gangland Odyssey

as Script Consultant

1988
Sir, Tell Me Why?

as Screenplay

1987
Osmanthus Alley

as Writer

1987
The Two of Us

as Screenplay

1986
1986
The Campus Incidents

as Screenplay

1985
Taste of Mercy

as Writer

1985
Myth of a City

as Writer

1985
Wu Nu

as Screenplay

1985
Story of a Bride

as Screenplay

1985
One Bright Day

as Screenplay

1985
The Loser, the Hero

as Screenplay

1985
Ghost Chasers

as Screenplay

1984
1984
1984
1984
North South West East

as Screenplay

1984
Impending War

as Screenplay

1984
The First Stitch

as Screenplay

1983
1983
All the King's Men

as Screenplay

1983
Traveller

as Screenplay

1983
Is Q Still Alive?

as Screenplay

1983
Send in the Clowns

as Screenplay

1982
Dangerous Seventeen

as Screenplay

1982
I Shall Return

as Screenplay

1982
The City

as Screenplay

1982
Taipei Sweet Heart

as Screenplay

1982
1982
Super Warrior

as Screenplay

1982
The Switch

as Screenplay

1982
The Graduation Trip

as Screenplay

1982
A Lily in the Valley

as Screenplay

1981
1981
The Merry Couple

as Screenplay

1981
Classmate

as Screenplay

1981
Once We Were Together

as Screenplay

1981
Spring Fever

as Screenplay

1980
Sailing for Tomorrow

as Screenplay

1980
Young People's Desire

as Screenplay

1979
The Blind Love

as Screenplay

1979
Gone with Honor

as Screenplay

Actor

2016
My Egg Boy

as Old Egg Boy

2015
Fly, Kite Fly

as Narrator

2013
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

as Master Silly Mortal

2009
2006
Island Etude

as Tour Bus Driver

2000
Yi Yi

as N.J.

1996
Mahjong

as Gangster in Black Suit

1995
Kangaroo Man

as An Chen-li (as Wenming Chen)

1989
1985
Taipei Story

as Chen

1985
My Favorite Season

as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law

1983
That Day, on the Beach

as Piano Tuner

Director

2011
10 Plus 10

as Director

1996
1995
A Borrowed Life

as Director

Producer

2023
Day Off

as Executive Producer

2009
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled

as Executive Producer