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Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Born: 1952-08-05 • 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 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
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang poster
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill poster
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023 • (narrator)
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero poster
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020 • Narrator
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... poster
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020 • N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Egg Boy poster
My Egg Boy
2016 • Old Egg Boy
Fly, Kite Fly poster
Fly, Kite Fly
2015 • Narrator
No Image
The Boar King
2014
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above poster
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013 • Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast poster
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013 • Master Silly Mortal
Island Etude poster
Island Etude
2006 • Tour Bus Driver
Yi Yi poster
Yi Yi
2000 • N.J.
Mahjong poster
Mahjong
1996 • Gangster in Black Suit
Kangaroo Man poster
Kangaroo Man
1995 • An Chen-li
A City of Sadness poster
A City of Sadness
1989 • Mr. Wu
I Love Mary poster
I Love Mary
1988
Daughter of the Nile poster
Daughter of the Nile
1987 • Tutor
Taipei Story poster
Taipei Story
1985 • Chen
My Favorite Season poster
My Favorite Season
1985 • Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
That Day, on the Beach poster
That Day, on the Beach
1983 • Piano Tuner
That Day, on the Beach poster
That Day, on the Beach
1983