Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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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 - 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
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.
7.9
Yi Yi
as N.J.
2000 Movie
7.5
A City of Sadness
Writer
1989 Movie
7.4
Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
1996 Movie
7.5
That Day, on the Beach
Writer
1983 Movie
7.5
Taipei Story
as Chen
1985 Movie
7.6
Dust in the Wind
Writer
1986 Movie
5.5
My Egg Boy
as Old Egg Boy
2016 Movie
7.0
Daughter of the Nile
as Tutor
1987 Movie
4.2
Zodiac Killers
Writer
1991 Movie
7.0
The Sandwich Man
Writer
1983 Movie
6.2
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
as Master Silly Mortal
2013 Movie
6.9
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Writer
1983 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.
7.0
Day Off
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
4.8
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
5.0
Chivalrous Legend
Writer
1998 Movie
5.2
Buddha Bless America
Writer
1996 Movie
7.1
Super Citizen Ko
Screenplay
1995 Movie
6.9
A Borrowed Life
Writer
1995 Movie
4.3
Forever Friends
Screenplay
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
Joe-Goody
Writer
1992 Movie
6.0
My American Grandson
Writer
1991 Movie
4.2
Zodiac Killers
Writer
1991 Movie
Fatal Recall
Screenplay
1991 Movie
7.5
Song of the Exile
Writer
1990 Movie
6.0
Sunless Days
Writer
1990 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Wu Nien-jen.
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023 Movie
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
as (narrator)
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
7.5
Island Etude
as Tour Bus Driver
2006 Movie
7.9
Yi Yi
as N.J.
2000 Movie
7.4
Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
1996 Movie
Kangaroo Man
as An Chen-li
1995 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Wu Nien-jen.