Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Birthday: 1952-08-05

Place of Birth: Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan

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).

Movies

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill....

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Yi Yi
Yi Yi

Each member of a Taipei family asks hard questions about life's meaning as they experience everyday ...

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A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist po...

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Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well ...

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Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to pl...

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The Boar King
The Boar King

When Cho loses her husband Ying and her family business in a massive typhoon, she is devastated.Then...

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Fly, Kite Fly
Fly, Kite Fly

The black kite, generally referred to as “the eagle” in Taiwan, used to be very widespread and so co...

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I Love Mary
I Love Mary

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My Egg Boy
My Egg Boy

Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before ...

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Daughter of the Nile
Daughter of the Nile

Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chick...

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Island Etude
Island Etude

Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he gr...

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Taipei Story
Taipei Story

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hope...

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Kangaroo Man
Kangaroo Man

"Kangaroo Man" is produced by China Film Co., Ltd., directed by Liu Yiming drama, Qiu Xinzhi, Chen W...

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My Favorite Season
My Favorite Season

Bi Bao-Liang is a 29 year-old man who believes that he will have bad luck if he touches a woman befo...

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Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business ...

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That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pian...

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Mahjong
Mahjong

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters,...

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Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

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That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pian...

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