Nien Jen Wu

Wu Nien Jen

  • Name: Wu Nien Jen
  • Native name: 吳念真
  • Also Known as: Wu Nien Zhen, 吳文欽, Wu Wen Qin
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 5, 1952
  • Age: 71
Wu Nien Jen is a Taiwanese screenwriter, director and actor. After writing his first screenplay in 1978, Wu Nien Jen became a leading member of Taiwan's New Wave Cinema movement throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He also starred in Edward Yang's "Yi Yi" (2000). Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1995 Forever Friends
Movie
7.2
1993 End of the Road
Movie
6.4
1993 The Puppetmaster
Movie
7.7
1992 Hill of No Return
Movie
8.0
1991 Zodiac Killers
Movie
7.2
1990 Song of the Exile
Movie
7.9
1989 A City of Sadness
Movie
7.5
1989 The Dull Ice Flower
Movie
0.0
1989 Young and Happy School Music
Movie
0.0
1988 Gangland Odyssey
Movie
0.0
1987 Osmanthus Alley
Movie
0.0
1987 Pretty Girl
Movie
0.0
1986 The Woman of Wrath
Movie
0.0
1986 Dust in the Wind
Movie
7.3
1985 The Loser, the Hero
Movie
0.0
1983 The Sandwich Man
Movie
6.6
1983 Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Movie
7.9
1983 That Day, on the Beach
Movie
7.6
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2021 Tavern by the Lethe
Drama
9.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2011 10+10
Movie
7.8
1996 Buddha Bless America
Movie
0.0
1994 A Borrowed Life
Movie
8.0
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
2023 Day Off
Movie
7.9
2009 Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
Movie
6.7
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2009 The Year of Happiness and Love
Taiwanese Drama, 2009, 21 eps
Chen Ting Ho (Support Role)
21
Chen Ting Ho
Support Role
6.8
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2023 Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
Taiwanese Movie, 2023,
[Narrator] (Main Role)
[Narrator]
Main Role
0.0
2016 My Egg Boy
Taiwanese Movie, 2016,
[Old egg boy] (Support Role)
[Old egg boy]
Support Role
7.2
2016 Mole of Life
Taiwanese Movie, 2016,
He Zhi Cheng (Support Role)
He Zhi Cheng
Support Role
6.4
2013 Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
Taiwanese Movie, 2013,
Master Silly Mortal (Support Role)
Master Silly Mortal
Support Role
7.7
2006 Island Etude
Taiwanese Movie, 2006,
[Bus driver] (Guest Role)
[Bus driver]
Guest Role
6.9
2002 Our Time, Our Story
Taiwanese Movie, 2002,
[Himself] (Support Role)
[Himself]
Support Role
0.0
2000 Yi Yi
Taiwanese Movie, 2000,
Jian Nan Jun / "NJ" (Main Role)
Jian Nan Jun / "NJ"
Main Role
8.0
1996 Mahjong
Taiwanese Movie, 1996,
[Mobster] (Support Role)
[Mobster]
Support Role
6.9
1989 A City of Sadness
Taiwanese Movie, 1989,
Mr. Wu (Support Role)
Mr. Wu
Support Role
7.5
1987 Daughter of the Nile
Taiwanese Movie, 1987,
(Guest Role)
Guest Role
7.3
1985 My Favorite Season
Taiwanese Movie, 1985,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1985 Taipei Story
Taiwanese Movie, 1985,
Chen [Taxi driver] (Support Role)
Chen [Taxi driver]
Support Role
7.5
1984 Out of The Blue
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2020 My Little Boys: The Time Capsules
Taiwanese Special, 2020, 6 eps
[Himself] (Main Role)
6
[Himself]
Main Role
8.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2022 36 Questions Season 3
Taiwanese TV Show, 2022, 26 eps
(Ep. 16) (Guest)
26
(Ep. 16)
Guest
0.0
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  • First Name: Nien Jen
  • Family Name: Wu
  • Native name: 吳念真
  • Also Known as: Wu Nien Zhen, 吳文欽, Wu Wen Qin
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 5, 1952
  • Age: 71

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