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
A City of Sadness
(1989)
Writer
That Day, on the Beach
(1983)
Writer
Dust in the Wind
(1986)
Writer
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
(1983)
Writer
Full Filmography
Writing
The Blind Love
(1979)
Screenplay
The Boy Who Refused to Take the Entrance Examination
(1979)
Screenplay
Gone with Honor
(1979)
Screenplay
Sailing for Tomorrow
(1980)
Screenplay
Young People's Desire
(1980)
Screenplay
The Merry Couple
(1981)
Screenplay
Spring Fever
(1981)
Screenplay
Kuo-Hao Crams for College
(1981)
Screenplay
Classmate
(1981)
Screenplay
Once We Were Together
(1981)
Screenplay
Portrait of a Fanatic
(1982)
Story
The Switch
(1982)
Screenplay
The Graduation Trip
(1982)
Screenplay
Dangerous Seventeen
(1982)
Screenplay
I Shall Return
(1982)
Screenplay
The City
(1982)
Screenplay
Taipei Sweet Heart
(1982)
Screenplay
Return of the Electric Love
(1982)
Screenplay
Super Warrior
(1982)
Screenplay
A Lily in the Valley
(1982)
Screenplay
That Day, on the Beach
(1983)
Writer
The Sandwich Man
(1983)
Writer
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
(1983)
Writer
Send in the Clowns
(1983)
Screenplay
All the King's Men
(1983)
Screenplay
Traveller
(1983)
Screenplay
Is Q Still Alive?
(1983)
Screenplay
The Woman of Wrath
(1984)
Writer
The First Stitch
(1984)
Screenplay
Old Mao's Second Spring
(1984)
Writer
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
(1984)
Screenplay
Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
(1984)
Screenplay
North South West East
(1984)
Screenplay
Impending War
(1984)
Screenplay
The Loser, the Hero
(1985)
Screenplay
Ghost Chasers
(1985)
Screenplay
Taste of Mercy
(1985)
Writer
Myth of a City
(1985)
Writer
Wu Nu
(1985)
Screenplay
Story of a Bride
(1985)
Screenplay
One Bright Day
(1985)
Screenplay
Dust in the Wind
(1986)
Writer
The Campus Incidents
(1986)
Screenplay
Osmanthus Alley
(1987)
Writer
Love Is Grown with Flower
(1987)
Writer
Be My Lovely Child Again
(1987)
Writer
The Two of Us
(1987)
Screenplay
Gangland Odyssey
(1988)
Script Consultant and Screenplay
Sir, Tell Me Why?
(1988)
Screenplay
People Between Two China
(1988)
Writer
Autumn Tempest
(1988)
Screenplay
Young and Happy School Music
(1988)
Screenplay
Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
(1988)
Writer
A City of Sadness
(1989)
Writer
Lessons of the Playground
(1989)
Screenplay
The Dull-Ice Flower
(1989)
Writer
Two Painters
(1989)
Screenplay
Winter Break
(1989)
Screenplay
Honor Thy Father
(1989)
Screenplay
Song of the Exile
(1990)
Writer
Sunless Days
(1990)
Writer
My American Grandson
(1991)
Writer
Zodiac Killers
(1991)
Writer
Fatal Recall
(1991)
Screenplay
Hill of No Return
(1992)
Writer
Joe-Goody
(1992)
Writer
The Puppetmaster
(1993)
Writer
End of the Road
(1993)
Screenplay
A Borrowed Life
(1995)
Writer
Forever Friends
(1995)
Screenplay
Super Citizen Ko
(1995)
Screenplay
Buddha Bless America
(1996)
Writer
Chivalrous Legend
(1998)
Writer
Acting
That Day, on the Beach
(1983)
Piano Tuner
Taipei Story
(1985)
Chen
My Favorite Season
(1985)
Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
Daughter of the Nile
(1987)
Tutor
I Love Mary
(1988)
A City of Sadness
(1989)
Mr. Wu
Kangaroo Man
(1995)
An Chen-li (as Wenming Chen)
Mahjong
(1996)
Gangster in Black Suit
Yi Yi
(2000)
N.J.
Island Etude
(2006)
Tour Bus Driver
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
(2013)
Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
(2013)
Master Silly Mortal
The Boar King
(2014)
Fly, Kite Fly
(2015)
Narrator
My Egg Boy
(2016)
Old Egg Boy
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
(2020)
Narrator
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
(2023)
(narrator)
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
(2023)
Directing
Production