Acting credits
21
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Wu Nien-jen
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Movies: 84Series: 3Crew 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 - 2023
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 7.28
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
Other jobs
Screenplay (38)Writer (23)Director (4)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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Wu Nien-jen.
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023 Movie
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
as (narrator)
2023 Movie
7.0
Day Off
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
as Narrator
2020 Movie
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020 Movie
5.5
My Egg Boy
as Old Egg Boy
2016 Movie
10.0
Fly, Kite Fly
as Narrator
2015 Movie
7.7
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
as Narrator
2013 Movie
6.2
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
as Master Silly Mortal
2013 Movie
Beautiful 2013
Director
2013 Movie
5.7
10 Plus 10
Director
2011 Movie
4.8
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
7.5
Island Etude
as Tour Bus Driver
2006 Movie
7.9
Yi Yi
as N.J.
2000 Movie
5.0
Chivalrous Legend
Writer
1998 Movie
7.4
Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
1996 Movie
5.2
Buddha Bless America
Director
1996 Movie
7.1
Super Citizen Ko
Screenplay
1995 Movie
6.9
A Borrowed Life
Director
1995 Movie
4.3
Forever Friends
Screenplay
1995 Movie
Kangaroo Man
as An Chen-li
1995 Movie
6.6
The Puppetmaster
Writer
1993 Movie
End of the Road
Screenplay
1993 Movie
7.3
Hill of No Return
Writer
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Wu Nien-jen.
