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Wu Nien-jen

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Wu Nien-jen

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Also known as Nien Jen Wu

Taiwanese scriptwriter, film director and author

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Works
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Top works

  • La cité des douleurs

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Film & TV

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).

Known for

  • Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle — (narrator)2026
  • Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill — (narrator)2023
  • Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang2023
  • Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero — Narrator2020
  • Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... — N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)2020
  • 36 Questions2020
  • My Egg Boy — Old Egg Boy2016
  • Fly, Kite Fly — Narrator2015
  • The Boar King2014
  • Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above — Narrator2013

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Type
Person
Country
TW
Active from
1952-07-29

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Instance of
human
Family name
Wu
Gender
male
Citizenship
Taiwan
Place of birth
Ruifang District
Languages spoken
Chinese
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date of birth
1952-08-05
birth name
吳文欽
name in native language
吳念真
Commons category
Wu Nien-jen
affiliation string
Wu’s Productions
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