Aug 5, 1952 - Juifang, Taipei County, 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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| Movie | 2023 | Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill | (narrator) | |
| Movie | 2000 | Yi Yi | N.J. | |
| Movie | 1989 | A City of Sadness | Mr. Wu | |
| Movie | 2013 | Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2023 | Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang | ||
| Movie | 2014 | The Boar King | ||
| Movie | 2015 | Fly, Kite Fly | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1988 | I Love Mary | ||
| Movie | 2016 | My Egg Boy | Old Egg Boy | |
| Movie | 1987 | Daughter of the Nile | Tutor | |
| Movie | 2006 | Island Etude | Tour Bus Driver | |
| Movie | 1985 | Taipei Story | Chen | |
| Movie | 1995 | Kangaroo Man | An Chen-li | |
| Movie | 1985 | My Favorite Season | Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law | |
| Movie | 2013 | Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast | Master Silly Mortal | |
| Movie | 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | Piano Tuner | |
| Movie | 1996 | Mahjong | Gangster in Black Suit | |
| Movie | 2020 | Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | ||
| TV Show | 2009 | The Year of Happiness and Love | Chen Ding He | 33 |
| TV Show | 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2020 | 36 Questions | 1 |
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| Movie | 1992 | Joe-Goody | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Taste of Mercy | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Day Off | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2011 | 10 Plus 10 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | The Puppetmaster | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Myth of a City | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | That Day, on the Beach | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Buddha Bless America | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Buddha Bless America | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | A Borrowed Life | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1995 | A Borrowed Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1983 | The Sandwich Man | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Portrait of a Fanatic | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | A City of Sadness | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | Dust in the Wind | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Woman of Wrath | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Osmanthus Alley | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Song of the Exile | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | My American Grandson | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Zodiac Killers | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Sunless Days | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | All the King's Men | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Love Is Grown with Flower | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Kuo-Hao Crams for College | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Winter Break | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Dangerous Seventeen | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | The Merry Couple | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | The Fellow Who Rejected College | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Classmate | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Young People's Desire | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | I Shall Return | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | Gone with Honor | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Taipei Sweet Heart | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1980 | Sailing for Tomorrow | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | The City | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Return of the Electric Love | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Super Warrior | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Once We Were Together | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Traveller | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1979 | The Blind Love | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Is Q Still Alive? | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | Nature Is Quietly Beautiful | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2009 | Somewhere I Have Never Travelled | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1984 | North South West East | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Wu Nu | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1986 | The Campus Incidents | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Story of a Bride | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | One Bright Day | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | Impending War | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Honor Thy Father | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Young and Happy School Music | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Fatal Recall | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Autumn Tempest | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1993 | End of the Road | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1995 | Super Citizen Ko | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | The Two of Us | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Send in the Clowns | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Lessons of the Playground | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1995 | Forever Friends | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The First Stitch | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | The Switch | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | The Loser, the Hero | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | The Dull-Ice Flower | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | The Graduation Trip | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Gangland Odyssey | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Gangland Odyssey | Script Consultant | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Sir, Tell Me Why? | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1989 | Two Painters | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | A Lily in the Valley | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | Old Mao's Second Spring | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Be My Lovely Child Again | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1985 | Ghost Chasers | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Spring Fever | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Chivalrous Legend | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Hill of No Return | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | The Third Bridge | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | All for Tomorrow | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2013 | Beautiful 2013 | Director | Directing |
