Wu Nien-jen

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).

Known For

Golden Horse Awards

36 Questions

Yi Yi

A City of Sadness

Taipei Story

Mahjong

The Year of Happiness and Love

That Day, on the Beach

All Movies (21)

• Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle2026 · as (narrator)
• Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang2023
• Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill2023 · as (narrator)
• Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero2020 · as Narrator
• Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...2020 · as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
• My Egg Boy2016 · as Old Egg Boy
• Fly, Kite Fly2015 · as Narrator
• The Boar King2014
• Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above2013 · as Narrator
• Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast2013 · as Master Silly Mortal
• Island Etude2006 · as Tour Bus Driver
• Yi Yi2000 · as N.J.
• Mahjong1996 · as Gangster in Black Suit
• Kangaroo Man1995 · as An Chen-li
• A City of Sadness1989 · as Mr. Wu
• I Love Mary1988
• Daughter of the Nile1987 · as Tutor
• Taipei Story1985 · as Chen
• My Favorite Season1985 · as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
• That Day, on the Beach1983 · as Piano Tuner
• That Day, on the Beach1983

All TV Shows (3)

• 36 Questions2020
• The Year of Happiness and Love2009 · as Chen Ding He
• Golden Horse Awards1962 · as Self