Wu Nien-jen

Personal Info

Birthday

August 5, 1952

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan

Also Known As

吳念真

吳明瑞

Wu Ming-swi

Nien-Jen Wu

Wu Nian-Zhen

Wu Niann-Jen

N. J. Wu

Wu Nien-Chen

Ng Lim-Chan

Wu Wen-Chin

吳文欽

Wu Nien-jen

Biography

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).

Known For

Yi Yi

The Year of Happiness and Love

A City of Sadness

Taipei Story

That Day, on the Beach

Mahjong

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

Daughter of the Nile

Filmography

2023
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
as (narrator)
2020
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
as Narrator
2016
My Egg Boy
as Old Egg Boy
2015
Fly, Kite Fly
as Narrator
2013
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
as Narrator
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
as Master Silly Mortal
2006
Island Etude
as Tour Bus Driver
2000
Yi Yi
as N.J.
1996
Mahjong
as Gangster in Black Suit
1995
Kangaroo Man
as An Chen-li
1989
A City of Sadness
as Mr. Wu
1987
Daughter of the Nile
as Tutor
1985
Taipei Story
as Chen
My Favorite Season
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
1983
That Day, on the Beach
as Piano Tuner