Born 1952 (age 73) · Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan
Appears in 99 titles

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

A City of Sadness
7.5
A City of Sadness
1989
Writer
Dust in the Wind
7.6
Dust in the Wind
1986
Writer
The Puppetmaster
6.6
The Puppetmaster
1993
Writer
That Day, on the Beach
7.5
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Writer
Hill of No Return
7.4
Hill of No Return
1992
Writer
The Sandwich Man
7.1
The Sandwich Man
1983
Writer
Song of the Exile
7.7
Song of the Exile
1990
Writer
A Borrowed Life
7.1
A Borrowed Life
1995
Writer
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Super Citizen Ko
7.2
Super Citizen Ko
1995
Screenplay
Zodiac Killers
4.7
Zodiac Killers
1991
Writer
All the King's Men
7.3
All the King's Men
1983
Screenplay
The Dull-Ice Flower
8.3
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989
Writer
Buddha Bless America
5.6
Buddha Bless America
1996
Writer
Osmanthus Alley
6.8
Osmanthus Alley
1987
Writer
The Woman of Wrath
5.8
The Woman of Wrath
1984
Writer
Forever Friends
5.3
Forever Friends
1995
Screenplay
Two Painters
6.8
Two Painters
1989
Screenplay
Chivalrous Legend
6.0
Chivalrous Legend
1998
Writer
My American Grandson
7.0
My American Grandson
1991
Writer