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Wu Nien-jen
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 h...
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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).
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Yi Yi2000 · N.J.4.0ActuallyLike
A City of Sadness1989 · Mr. Wu3.8
Taipei Story1985 · Chen3.7
That Day, on the Beach1983 · Piano Tuner, Cast3.8
Mahjong1996 · Gangster in Black Suit3.8
Daughter of the Nile1987 · Tutor3.6
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above2013 · Narrator3.9
Island Etude2006 · Tour Bus Driver3.9
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast2013 · Master Silly Mortal3.1
My Favorite Season1985 · Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law5.0
Fly, Kite Fly2015 · Narrator5.0
I Love Mary1988 · Cast5.0
Kangaroo Man1995 · An Chen-li4.0
My Egg Boy2016 · Old Egg Boy2.8
The Boar King2014 · Cast3.0
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...2020 · N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle2026 · (narrator)
Pure Accidents2000 · CastCrew
Crew credits
A City of Sadness1989 · Writer3.8
Dust in the Wind1986 · Writer3.8That Day, on the Beach1983 · Writer3.8
Hill of No Return1992 · Writer3.7
The Puppetmaster1993 · Writer3.3
Song of the Exile1990 · Writer3.8
The Sandwich Man1983 · Writer3.5
The Dull-Ice Flower1989 · Writer4.2
Day Off2023 · Executive Producer3.4
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?1983 · Writer3.5
Joe-Goody1992 · Writer5.0
A Borrowed Life1995 · Director, Writer3.6
Send in the Clowns1983 · Screenplay5.0
All the King's Men1983 · Screenplay3.6
The Two of Us1987 · Screenplay5.0
Super Citizen Ko1995 · Screenplay3.6
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful1984 · Screenplay5.0
Fatal Recall1991 · Screenplay4.5