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 has also acted in a number of films, like Edward Yang's film Yi Yi (2000).
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0458 |
| Birthday | 1952-08-05 |
| Place of Birth | Juifang, Taipei, 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, |
2023
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
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A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill.
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Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
2000
Yi Yi
7.949/665
A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.
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Yi Yi
1989
A City of Sadness
7.5/151
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwane...
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A City of Sadness
2013
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
7.7/22
Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and urbanization...
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Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
2023
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
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CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In th...
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Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
2014
The Boar King
6/1
When Cho loses her husband Ying and her family business in a massive typhoon, she is devastated.Then the villagers begin receiving mail from Ying. Is...
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The Boar King
2015
Fly, Kite Fly
10/1
The black kite, generally referred to as “the eagle” in Taiwan, used to be very widespread and so common that it is the main character in a well-known...
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Fly, Kite Fly
1988
I Love Mary
10/1
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I Love Mary
2016
My Egg Boy
5.5/4
Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a solutio...
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My Egg Boy
1987
Daughter of the Nile
7.117/30
Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and h...
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Daughter of the Nile
2006
Island Etude
7.778/9
Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he graduates from college.
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Island Etude
1985
Taipei Story
7.432/133
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future...
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Taipei Story
1995
Kangaroo Man
8/1
"Kangaroo Man" is produced by China Film Co., Ltd., directed by Liu Yiming drama, Qiu Xinzhi, Chen Wenmin to participate in the show. The film tells t...
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Kangaroo Man
1985
My Favorite Season
10/1
Bi Bao-Liang is a 29 year-old man who believes that he will have bad luck if he touches a woman before he turns thirty. Liu Xiang-mei is a beautiful w...
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My Favorite Season
2013
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
6.2/22
More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. However, the street banquet business ha...
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Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
1983
That Day, on the Beach
7.528/54
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other h...
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That Day, on the Beach
1996
Mahjong
7.444/45
Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager...
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Mahjong
2020
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
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Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
1983
That Day, on the Beach
7.528/54
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other h...
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That Day, on the Beach
2020
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
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A video essay on Edward Yang's 2000 film "Yi Yi: A One and a Two..."
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Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...
2026
Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle
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