Wu Nien-jen
Known for: Writing
Born: August 5, 1952
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
97 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
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Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
2026
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Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2023
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Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2023
6.8
Day Off
2023
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Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
2020
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36 Questions
2020
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Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2020
5.5
My Egg Boy
2016
10.0
Fly, Kite Fly
2015
6.0
The Boar King
2014
7.7
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2013
6.2
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
2013
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Beautiful 2013
2013
5.7
10 Plus 10
2011
5.2
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
2009
9.5
The Year of Happiness and Love
2009
7.8
Island Etude
2006
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Pure Accidents
2000
7.9
Yi Yi
2000
6.0
Chivalrous Legend
1998
7.5
Mahjong
1996
5.6
Buddha Bless America
1996
7.2
Super Citizen Ko
1995
7.1
A Borrowed Life
1995
5.3
Forever Friends
1995
8.0
Kangaroo Man
1995
6.6
The Puppetmaster
1993
7.0
End of the Road
1993
7.4
Hill of No Return
1992
10.0
Joe-Goody
1992
7.0
My American Grandson
1991
4.7
Zodiac Killers
1991
9.0
Fatal Recall
1991
7.6
Song of the Exile
1990
7.0
Sunless Days
1990
7.5
A City of Sadness
1989
8.3
The Dull-Ice Flower
1989
8.0
Honor Thy Father
1989
6.0
Lessons of the Playground
1989
6.0
Winter Break
1989
6.8
Two Painters
1989
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All for Tomorrow
1988
10.0
I Love Mary
1988
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Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
1988
8.0
Gangland Odyssey
1988
8.0
The Third Bridge
1988
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Autumn Tempest
1988NR
Young and Happy School Music
1988
6.0
Sir, Tell Me Why?
1988
7.2
Daughter of the Nile
1987
7.0
Be My Lovely Child Again
1987
6.8
Osmanthus Alley
1987
7.0
Love Is Grown with Flower
1987
10.0
The Two of Us
1987
7.6
Dust in the Wind
1986
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The Campus Incidents
1986
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Myth of a City
1985
5.0
Ghost Chasers
1985
7.5
Taipei Story
1985
10.0
My Favorite Season
1985
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Taste of Mercy
1985
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Wu Nu
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One Bright Day
1985
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Story of a Bride
1985
7.0
The Loser, the Hero
1985
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The First Stitch
1984
5.8
The Woman of Wrath
1984
7.5
Old Mao's Second Spring
1984
10.0
Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
1984NR
Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
1984
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North South West East
1984NR
Impending War
1984
7.3
All the King's Men
1983
7.1
The Sandwich Man
1983
7.6
That Day, on the Beach
1983
7.0
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
1983
10.0
Send in the Clowns
1983NR
Is Q Still Alive?
1983
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Traveller
1983
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Portrait of a Fanatic
1982
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I Shall Return
1982
5.5
The Switch
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Dangerous Seventeen
1982
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Super Warrior
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Taipei Sweet Heart
1982NR
Return of the Electric Love
1982
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The City
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The Graduation Trip
1982
4.0
A Lily in the Valley
1982
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Spring Fever
1981
8.0
The Merry Couple
1981
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Classmate
1981
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Kuo-Hao Crams for College
1981NR
Once We Were Together
1981
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Young People's Desire
1980
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Sailing for Tomorrow
1980
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Gone with Honor
1979
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The Blind Love
1979
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The Fellow Who Rejected College
1979
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
1962