Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Writing
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 68
TMDB ID: 143036
IMDb ID: nm0943150
Known for: Writing
Born: August 5, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2026
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 7.29
Wikidata: Q3570139
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 • +1 more
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Screenplay (38)Writer (25)Executive Producer (2)Story (1)
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).
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Wu Nien-jen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Wu Nien-jen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Wu Nien-jen.
as N.J.
Yi Yi
2000 • Movie
Screenplay
Send in the Clowns
1983 • Movie
Story
Portrait of a Fanatic
1982 • Movie
Writer
Joe-Goody
1992 • Movie
Writer
Sunless Days
1990 • Movie
Writer
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
1988 • Movie
Screenplay
I Shall Return
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
The Loser, the Hero
1985 • Movie
Writer
A City of Sadness
1989 • Movie
Writer
Taste of Mercy
1985 • Movie
as Chen
Taipei Story
1985 • Movie
Writer
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Wu Nien-jen.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Wu Nien-jen.
Executive Producer
Day Off
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
2009 • Movie
Writer
Chivalrous Legend
1998 • Movie
Writer
Buddha Bless America
1996 • Movie
Screenplay
Super Citizen Ko
1995 • Movie
Writer
A Borrowed Life
1995 • Movie
Screenplay
Forever Friends
1995 • Movie
Writer
The Puppetmaster
1993 • Movie
Screenplay
End of the Road
1993 • Movie
Writer
Hill of No Return
1992 • Movie
Writer
Joe-Goody
1992 • Movie
Writer
My American Grandson
1991 • Movie
Writer
Zodiac Killers
1991 • Movie
Screenplay
Fatal Recall
1991 • Movie
Writer
Song of the Exile
1990 • Movie
Writer
Sunless Days
1990 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Wu Nien-jen.
as (narrator)
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
2026 • Movie
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023 • Movie
as (narrator)
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023 • Movie
as Narrator
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020 • Movie
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020 • Movie
as Old Egg Boy
My Egg Boy
2016 • Movie
as Narrator
Fly, Kite Fly
2015 • Movie
The Boar King
2014 • Movie
as Narrator
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013 • Movie
as Master Silly Mortal
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013 • Movie
as Tour Bus Driver
Island Etude
2006 • Movie
Pure Accidents
2000 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Wu Nien-jen.