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Wu Nien-jen

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Wu Nien-jen

Born August 5, 1952 in Juifang, Taipei, Taiwan74 films

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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Dust in the Wind posterFirst watchDust in the Wind19867.6A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a…View film

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Filmography

74 films
  1. 1998Chivalrous LegendWriter
  2. 1996Buddha Bless AmericaWriter
  3. 1995Super Citizen KoScreenplay
  4. 1995A Borrowed LifeWriter
  5. 1995Forever FriendsScreenplay
  6. 1993The PuppetmasterWriter
  7. 1993End of the RoadScreenplay
  8. 1992Hill of No ReturnWriter
  9. 1992Joe-GoodyWriter
  10. 1991My American GrandsonWriter
  11. 1991Zodiac KillersWriter
  12. 1991Fatal RecallScreenplay
  13. 1990Song of the ExileWriter
  14. 1990Sunless DaysWriter
  15. 1989A City of SadnessWriter
  16. 1989The Dull-Ice FlowerWriter
  17. 1989Honor Thy FatherScreenplay
  18. 1989Lessons of the PlaygroundScreenplay
  19. 1989Winter BreakScreenplay
  20. 1989Two PaintersScreenplay
  21. 1988All for TomorrowScreenplay
  22. 1988Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tianWriter
  23. 1988Gangland OdysseyScreenplay
  24. 1988The Third BridgeWriter
  25. 1988Autumn TempestScreenplay
  26. 1988Young and Happy School MusicScreenplay
  27. 1988Sir, Tell Me Why?Screenplay
  28. 1987Be My Lovely Child AgainWriter
  29. 1987Osmanthus AlleyWriter
  30. 1987Love Is Grown with FlowerWriter
  31. 1987The Two of UsScreenplay
  32. 1986Dust in the WindWriter
  33. 1986The Campus IncidentsScreenplay
  34. 1985Myth of a CityWriter
  35. 1985Ghost ChasersScreenplay
  36. 1985Taste of MercyWriter
  37. 1985Wu NuScreenplay
  38. 1985Story of a BrideScreenplay
  39. 1985One Bright DayScreenplay
  40. 1985The Loser, the HeroScreenplay
  41. 1984The First StitchScreenplay
  42. 1984The Woman of WrathWriter
  43. 1984Old Mao's Second SpringWriter
  44. 1984Nature Is Quietly BeautifulScreenplay
  45. 1984Wanpi Nansheng Qiao NushengScreenplay
  46. 1984North South West EastScreenplay
  47. 1984Impending WarScreenplay
  48. 1983All the King's MenScreenplay
  49. 1983The Sandwich ManWriter
  50. 1983That Day, on the BeachWriter
  51. 1983Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?Writer
  52. 1983Send in the ClownsScreenplay
  53. 1983TravellerScreenplay
  54. 1983Is Q Still Alive?Screenplay
  55. 1982Portrait of a FanaticStory
  56. 1982I Shall ReturnScreenplay
  57. 1982The SwitchScreenplay
  58. 1982Dangerous SeventeenScreenplay
  59. 1982The CityScreenplay
  60. 1982Taipei Sweet HeartScreenplay
  61. 1982Return of the Electric LoveScreenplay
  62. 1982Super WarriorScreenplay
  63. 1982The Graduation TripScreenplay
  64. 1982A Lily in the ValleyScreenplay
  65. 1981Spring FeverScreenplay
  66. 1981The Merry CoupleScreenplay
  67. 1981ClassmateScreenplay
  68. 1981Kuo-Hao Crams for CollegeScreenplay
  69. 1981Once We Were TogetherScreenplay
  70. 1980Young People's DesireScreenplay
  71. 1980Sailing for TomorrowScreenplay
  72. 1979Gone with HonorScreenplay
  73. 1979The Blind LoveScreenplay
  74. 1979The Fellow Who Rejected CollegeScreenplay