Wu Nien-jen

Writing

Wu Nien-jen

Born August 5, 1952Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan51 credits

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

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Movie

2026

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

Movie

2023

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

Movie

2023

Day Off
7.0

Day Off

Movie

2023

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

Movie

2020

36 Questions

36 Questions

TV

2020

Filmography

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
2026Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagleas (narrator)Movie
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming ChangMovie
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbillas (narrator)Movie
Day Off
2023Day OffExecutive ProducerMovie
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zeroas NarratorMovie
36 Questions
202036 QuestionsTV
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
My Egg Boy
2016My Egg Boyas Old Egg BoyMovie
Fly, Kite Fly
2015Fly, Kite Flyas NarratorMovie
T
2014The Boar KingMovie
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Aboveas NarratorMovie
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feastas Master Silly MortalMovie
Beautiful 2013
2013Beautiful 2013DirectorMovie
10 Plus 10
201110 Plus 10DirectorMovie
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
2009Somewhere I Have Never TravelledExecutive ProducerMovie
The Year of Happiness and Love
2009The Year of Happiness and Loveas Chen Ding HeTV
Island Etude
2006Island Etudeas Tour Bus DriverMovie
Yi Yi
2000Yi Yias N.J.Movie
Chivalrous Legend
1998Chivalrous LegendWriterMovie
Mahjong
1996Mahjongas Gangster in Black SuitMovie
Buddha Bless America
1996Buddha Bless AmericaWriterMovie
A Borrowed Life
1995A Borrowed LifeWriterMovie
Kangaroo Man
1995Kangaroo Manas An Chen-liMovie
The Puppetmaster
1993The PuppetmasterWriterMovie
Hill of No Return
1992Hill of No ReturnWriterMovie
Joe-Goody
1992Joe-GoodyWriterMovie
My American Grandson
1991My American GrandsonWriterMovie
Zodiac Killers
1991Zodiac KillersWriterMovie
Song of the Exile
1990Song of the ExileWriterMovie
Sunless Days
1990Sunless DaysWriterMovie
A City of Sadness
1989A City of Sadnessas Mr. WuMovie
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989The Dull-Ice FlowerWriterMovie
I Love Mary
1988I Love MaryMovie
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
1988Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tianWriterMovie
The Third Bridge
1988The Third BridgeWriterMovie
Daughter of the Nile
1987Daughter of the Nileas TutorMovie
Be My Lovely Child Again
1987Be My Lovely Child AgainWriterMovie
Osmanthus Alley
1987Osmanthus AlleyWriterMovie
Love Is Grown with Flower
1987Love Is Grown with FlowerWriterMovie
Dust in the Wind
1986Dust in the WindWriterMovie
Myth of a City
1985Myth of a CityWriterMovie
Taipei Story
1985Taipei Storyas ChenMovie
My Favorite Season
1985My Favorite Seasonas Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-lawMovie
Taste of Mercy
1985Taste of MercyWriterMovie
The Woman of Wrath
1984The Woman of WrathWriterMovie
Old Mao's Second Spring
1984Old Mao's Second SpringWriterMovie
The Sandwich Man
1983The Sandwich ManWriterMovie
That Day, on the Beach
1983That Day, on the Beachas Piano TunerMovie
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
1983Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?WriterMovie
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982Portrait of a FanaticStoryMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV