Writing
Wu Nien-jen
- Titles
- 93movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2026, busiest in 1982 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 10top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
A City of Sadness90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Melancholy7.7average 4.7
- Family Dynamics7.6average 4.8
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.7
- Pathos7.8average 5.2
- Coming of Age5.5average 3.0
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.7, average 4.9
- Violence2.4, average 4.2
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Taiwanese Cinema 7
- Social Commentary 4
- Melancholy 4
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Family Drama 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Slow-Paced 2
- Wildlife Conservation 2
- Intimate 2
- Emotional 2
- 1980s Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Liao Ching-sungEditorDust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, The Sandwich Man, Daughter of the Nile, Osmanthus Alley, +6 more
Tsai Yang-MingDirectorThe First Stitch, Fatal Recall, Taste of Mercy, Joe-Goody, Chivalrous Legend, +5 more
Hou Hsiao-hsienActorA City of Sadness, Taipei Story, Dust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, 10 Plus 10, +3 more- CChing-chieh LinDirectorThe Campus Incidents, North South West East, Young and Happy School Music, Classmate, Send in the Clowns, +3 more
Mark Lee Ping-BingCinematographerDust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, The Dull-Ice Flower, My American Grandson, Joe-Goody, +2 more- HHuang Chiu-KueiEditorThe Campus Incidents, North South West East, Young and Happy School Music, The Loser, the Hero, Send in the Clowns, +2 more
Chu Tien-WenWriterA City of Sadness, Taipei Story, Dust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, My Favorite Season, +1 more
Chen YangComposerThe Dull-Ice Flower, Song of the Exile, Winter Break, Osmanthus Alley, My American Grandson, +1 more- CChiang Huang-HsiungEditorThe Woman of Wrath, Story of a Bride, Love Is Grown with Flower, The Two of Us, One Bright Day, +1 more
Yang Li-yinActorTaipei Story, Dust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, The Sandwich Man, Island Etude
Chen Po-WenEditorYi Yi, End of the Road, Island Etude, Lessons of the Playground, Myth of a City- WWang Chi-yangEditorTaipei Story, My Favorite Season, Dangerous Seventeen, Kuo-Hao Crams for College, Return of the Electric Love
Movies and TV shows
95Type
2020s
6 titles · average score 69
as (narrator)
Executive Producer
as (narrator)
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV show
as Narrator
2010s
6 titles · average score 68
as Old Egg Boy
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Master Silly Mortal
Director
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 74
TV show · as Chen Ding He
Executive Producer
as Tour Bus Driver
as NJ
1990s
16 titles · average score 68
Writer
Writer, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
Writer
1980s
60 titles · average score 81
as Mr. Wu
Writer
as Chen
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
as Piano Tuner
Screenplay
1970s
3 titles
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay