
Actor
Wu Nien-jen
Born 1952 · 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).
Directed
Acting

Yi Yi
N.J. · 2000

A City of Sadness
Mr. Wu · 1989

Taipei Story
Chen · 1985

That Day, on the Beach
Piano Tuner · 1983

Mahjong
Gangster in Black Suit · 1996

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
Narrator · 2013

Daughter of the Nile
Tutor · 1987

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

Fly, Kite Fly
Narrator · 2015

The Year of Happiness and Love
Chen Ding He · 2009

Island Etude
Tour Bus Driver · 2006

Golden Horse Awards
Self · 1962

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

Kangaroo Man
An Chen-li · 1995

My Egg Boy
Old Egg Boy · 2016

Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
Narrator · 2020

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
(narrator) · 2023

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
(narrator) · 2026

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

A City of Sadness
Writer · 1989

Dust in the Wind
Writer · 1986

That Day, on the Beach
Writer · 1983

Hill of No Return
Writer · 1992

The Puppetmaster
Writer · 1993

Song of the Exile
Writer · 1990

The Sandwich Man
Writer · 1983

The Dull-Ice Flower
Writer · 1989

The Two of Us
Screenplay · 1987

Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
Screenplay · 1984

Send in the Clowns
Screenplay · 1983

Joe-Goody
Writer · 1992



