
Wu Nien-jen
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 5, 1952
- Birthplace
- Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
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).
Filmography

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle 2026
as (narrator)

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang 2023
Actor

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill 2023
as (narrator)

Day Off 2023
Executive Producer

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero 2020
as Narrator

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... 2020
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)

My Egg Boy 2016
as Old Egg Boy

Fly, Kite Fly 2015
as Narrator

The Boar King 2014
Actor

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above 2013
as Narrator

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast 2013
as Master Silly Mortal

Beautiful 2013 2013
Director

10 Plus 10 2011
Director

Somewhere I Have Never Travelled 2009
Executive Producer

Island Etude 2006
as Tour Bus Driver

Wèishénme yào duì nǐ diào yǎnlèi 2006
Producer

Pure Accidents 2000
Actor

Yi Yi 2000
as NJ

Chivalrous Legend 1998
Writer

Mahjong 1996
as Gangster in Black Suit

Buddha Bless America 1996
Writer, Director

Super Citizen Ko 1995
Screenplay

A Borrowed Life 1995
Writer, Director

Forever Friends 1995
Screenplay

Kangaroo Man 1995
as An Chen-li

The Puppetmaster 1993
Writer

End of the Road 1993
Screenplay

Hill of No Return 1992
Writer

Joe-Goody 1992
Writer

My American Grandson 1991
Writer

Zodiac Killers 1991
Writer

Fatal Recall 1991
Screenplay

Song of the Exile 1990
Writer

Sunless Days 1990
Writer

A City of Sadness 1989
as Mr. Wu, Writer

The Dull-Ice Flower 1989
Writer

Honor Thy Father 1989
Screenplay

Lessons of the Playground 1989
Screenplay

Two Painters 1989
Screenplay

Winter Break 1989
Screenplay

All for Tomorrow 1988
Screenplay

I Love Mary 1988
Actor

Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian 1988
Writer

Gangland Odyssey 1988
Screenplay, Script Consultant

The Third Bridge 1988
Writer

Sir, Tell Me Why? 1988
Screenplay
- Young and Happy School Music
Young and Happy School Music 1988
Screenplay

Autumn Tempest 1988
Screenplay

Daughter of the Nile 1987
as Tutor

Be My Lovely Child Again 1987
Writer

Osmanthus Alley 1987
Writer

The Two of Us 1987
Screenplay

Love Is Grown with Flower 1987
Writer

Dust in the Wind 1986
Writer

The Campus Incidents 1986
Screenplay

Myth of a City 1985
Writer

Ghost Chasers 1985
Screenplay

Taipei Story 1985
as Chen

My Favorite Season 1985
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law

The Loser, the Hero 1985
Screenplay

Story of a Bride 1985
Screenplay
- One Bright Day
One Bright Day 1985
Screenplay

Wu Nu 1985
Screenplay

Taste of Mercy 1985
Writer

The First Stitch 1984
Screenplay

The Woman of Wrath 1984
Writer

Old Mao's Second Spring 1984
Writer
- Impending War
Impending War 1984
Screenplay

North South West East 1984
Screenplay
- Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng 1984
Screenplay

Nature Is Quietly Beautiful 1984
Screenplay

All the King's Men 1983
Screenplay

The Sandwich Man 1983
Writer

That Day, on the Beach 1983
as Piano Tuner, Actor, Writer

Send in the Clowns 1983
Screenplay

Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? 1983
Writer

Traveller 1983
Screenplay
- Is Q Still Alive?
Is Q Still Alive? 1983
Screenplay

Portrait of a Fanatic 1982
Story

I Shall Return 1982
Screenplay

The Switch 1982
Screenplay

A Lily in the Valley 1982
Screenplay
- The Graduation Trip
The Graduation Trip 1982
Screenplay

The City 1982
Screenplay
- Return of the Electric Love
Return of the Electric Love 1982
Screenplay
- Taipei Sweet Heart
Taipei Sweet Heart 1982
Screenplay

Super Warrior 1982
Screenplay

Dangerous Seventeen 1982
Screenplay

Spring Fever 1981
Screenplay

The Merry Couple 1981
Screenplay

Classmate 1981
Screenplay
- Once We Were Together
Once We Were Together 1981
Screenplay

Kuo-Hao Crams for College 1981
Screenplay

Young People's Desire 1980
Screenplay

Sailing for Tomorrow 1980
Screenplay

Gone with Honor 1979
Screenplay

The Fellow Who Rejected College 1979
Screenplay

The Blind Love 1979
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.