Wu Nien-jen

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Wu Nien-jen

Writing 74 August 5, 1952

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…

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Yi Yi

Yi Yi

8.0 2000 Movie
A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness

7.5 1989 Movie
Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

9.0 1962 TV Show
Taipei Story

Taipei Story

7.5 1985 Movie
Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind

7.6 1986 Movie
36 Questions

36 Questions

2020 TV Show
The Puppetmaster

The Puppetmaster

6.6 1993 Movie
That Day, on the Beach

That Day, on the Beach

7.6 1983 Movie
Mahjong

Mahjong

7.6 1996 Movie
Hill of No Return

Hill of No Return

7.4 1992 Movie
Daughter of the Nile

Daughter of the Nile

7.2 1987 Movie
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

7.1 1983 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle

    Movie (narrator)

  2. 2023
    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    Movie

  3. 2023
    Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

    Movie (narrator)

  4. 2023
    Day Off

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2020
    Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

    Movie Narrator

  6. 2020
    36 Questions

    TV show

  7. 2020
    Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...

    Movie N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)

  8. 2016
    My Egg Boy

    Movie Old Egg Boy

  9. 2015
    Fly, Kite Fly

    Movie Narrator

  10. 2014
    The Boar King

    Movie

  11. 2013
    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    Movie Narrator

  12. 2013
    Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

    Movie Master Silly Mortal

  13. 2013
    Beautiful 2013

    Movie Director

  14. 2011
    10 Plus 10

    Movie Director

  15. 2009
    Somewhere I Have Never Travelled

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 2009
    The Year of Happiness and Love

    TV show Chen Ding He

More credits
  1. 2006
    Island Etude

    Movie Tour Bus Driver

  2. 2000
    Pure Accidents

    Movie

  3. 2000
    Yi Yi

    Movie NJ

  4. 1998
    Chivalrous Legend

    Movie Writer

  5. 1996
    Mahjong

    Movie Gangster in Black Suit

  6. 1996
    Buddha Bless America

    Movie Writer

  7. 1995
    Super Citizen Ko

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1995
    A Borrowed Life

    Movie Writer

  9. 1995
    Forever Friends

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1995
    Kangaroo Man

    Movie An Chen-li

  11. 1993
    The Puppetmaster

    Movie Writer

  12. 1993
    End of the Road

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1992
    Hill of No Return

    Movie Writer

  14. 1992
    Joe-Goody

    Movie Writer

  15. 1991
    My American Grandson

    Movie Writer

  16. 1991
    Zodiac Killers

    Movie Writer

  17. 1991
    Fatal Recall

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1990
    Song of the Exile

    Movie Writer

  19. 1990
    Sunless Days

    Movie Writer

  20. 1989
    A City of Sadness

    Movie Mr. Wu

  21. 1989
    The Dull-Ice Flower

    Movie Writer

  22. 1989
    Honor Thy Father

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 1989
    Lessons of the Playground

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1989
    Two Painters

    Movie Screenplay