Wu Nien-jen

Writing

Born: 1952-08-05

From: Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan

Gender: Male

Popularity: 1

Also Known As

吳念真吳明瑞Wu Ming-swiNien-Jen WuWu Nian-ZhenWu Niann-JenN. J. WuWu Nien-Chen

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).

Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Asia's Most Influential Taiwan

2021

🏆 Won

National Cultural Award

Wu Nien-jen

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

Acting23 titles

Fly, Kite Fly

I Love Mary

My Favorite Season

The Year of Happiness and Love

Golden Horse Awards

Kangaroo Man

Yi Yi

Island Etude

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

That Day, on the Beach

A City of Sadness

Taipei Story

Mahjong

Daughter of the Nile

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

The Boar King

My Egg Boy

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

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

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle

36 Questions

Directing4 titles

A Borrowed Life

10 Plus 10

Buddha Bless America

Beautiful 2013

Writing64 titles

Joe-Goody

Nature Is Quietly Beautiful

The Two of Us

Send in the Clowns

Fatal Recall

The Dull-Ice Flower

The Merry Couple

Honor Thy Father

The Third Bridge

Song of the Exile

That Day, on the Beach

Dust in the Wind

A City of Sadness

Old Mao's Second Spring

Hill of No Return

All the King's Men

Super Citizen Ko

A Borrowed Life

The Sandwich Man

Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?

My American Grandson

Sunless Days

Love Is Grown with Flower

End of the Road

The Loser, the Hero

Be My Lovely Child Again

Osmanthus Alley

Two Painters

The Puppetmaster

Winter Break

Lessons of the Playground

Sir, Tell Me Why?

Chivalrous Legend

The Woman of Wrath

Buddha Bless America

The Switch

Forever Friends

Ghost Chasers

Zodiac Killers

A Lily in the Valley

Taste of Mercy

Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian

Myth of a City

Portrait of a Fanatic

Kuo-Hao Crams for College

Sailing for Tomorrow