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Home/People/Wu Nien-jen
Wu Nien-jen profile photo
Born
Aug 5, 1952
Age 73
Place of Birth
Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
3
TV Shows
4
Directed
Also Known As
吳念真
吳明瑞
Wu Ming-swi
Nien-Jen Wu
Wu Nian-Zhen
+6 more
IMDb Profile

Wu Nien-jen

Writing

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).
飛吧!熊鷹 poster

飛吧!熊鷹

as (narrator)
2026
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang poster

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

Cast
2023
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill poster

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

as (narrator)
2023
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero poster

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

as Narrator
2020
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... poster

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

as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
My Egg Boy poster

My Egg Boy

as Old Egg Boy
2016
Fly, Kite Fly poster

Fly, Kite Fly

as Narrator
2015
The Boar King poster

The Boar King

Cast
2014
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above poster

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

as Narrator
2013
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast poster

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

as Master Silly Mortal
2013
Island Etude poster

Island Etude

as Tour Bus Driver
2006
Yi Yi poster

Yi Yi

as N.J.
2000
Mahjong poster

Mahjong

as Gangster in Black Suit
1996
Kangaroo Man poster

Kangaroo Man

as An Chen-li
1995
A City of Sadness poster

A City of Sadness

as Mr. Wu
1989
I Love Mary poster

I Love Mary

Cast
1988
Daughter of the Nile poster

Daughter of the Nile

as Tutor
1987
Taipei Story poster

Taipei Story

as Chen
1985
My Favorite Season poster

My Favorite Season

as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
1985
That Day, on the Beach poster

That Day, on the Beach

as Piano Tuner
1983