Writing
Wu Nien-jen
- Titles
- 92movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2023, busiest in 1982 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Yi Yi91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy7.8average 4.7
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.6
- Family Dynamics7.6average 4.7
- Pathos7.9average 5.2
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Coming of Age5.2average 2.9
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Catharsis6.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.6, average 5.1
- Crime1.7, average 3.7
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Taiwanese Cinema 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Social Commentary 4
- Family Drama 3
- Melancholy 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Intimate 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- 1980s Setting 2
- Taiwanese History 2
- Taiwanese Drama 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Liao Ching-sungEditorDust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, Daughter of the Nile, The Sandwich Man, Be My Lovely Child Again, +6 more
Ulysses Tsai Yang-MingDirectorTaste of Mercy, Joe-Goody, The First Stitch, Wu Nu, Gangland Odyssey, +5 more
Hou Hsiao-hsienActorA City of Sadness, Taipei Story, Dust in the Wind, 10 Plus 10, The Puppetmaster, +3 more- CChing-chieh LinDirectorSend in the Clowns, Young and Happy School Music, North South West East, Classmate, The Campus Incidents, +3 more
- HHuang Chiu-KueiEditorSend in the Clowns, Young and Happy School Music, North South West East, The Loser, the Hero, The Campus Incidents, +2 more
Mark Lee Ping-BingCinematographerDust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, The Dull-Ice Flower, Joe-Goody, My American Grandson, +2 more
Chen YangComposerThe Dull-Ice Flower, Song of the Exile, Winter Break, Honor Thy Father, Osmanthus Alley, +1 more
Chu Tien-wenWriterA City of Sadness, Taipei Story, Dust in the Wind, The Puppetmaster, Daughter of the Nile, +1 more- CChiang Huang-HsiungEditorThe Woman of Wrath, The Two of Us, Gangland Odyssey, Story of a Bride, 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, Kuo-Hao Crams for College, Dangerous Seventeen, Return of the Electric Love
Movies and TV shows
94Upcoming
1 title
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Writer
2020s
5 titles Β· average score 70
70
Day Off (2023)
Executive Producer
Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill (2023)
as (narrator)
Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero (2020)
as Narrator
36 Questions (2020)
TV show
Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... (2020)
as N.J. (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
5 titles Β· average score 69
My Egg Boy (2016)
as Old Egg Boy
Fly, Kite Fly (2015)
as Narrator
83
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013)
as Narrator
63
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast (2013)
as Master Silly Mortal
60
10 Plus 10 (2011)
Director
2000s
4 titles Β· average score 74
The Year of Happiness and Love (2009)
TV show Β· as Chen Ding He
60
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled (2009)
Executive Producer
73
Island Etude (2006)
as Tour Bus Driver
91
Yi Yi (2000)
as NJ
1990s
16 titles Β· average score 70
Chivalrous Legend (1998)
Writer
71
A Borrowed Life (1995)
Writer, Director
Kangaroo Man (1995)
as An Chen-li
70
Super Citizen Ko (1995)
Screenplay
Forever Friends (1995)
Screenplay
End of the Road (1993)
Screenplay
50
Zodiac Killers (1991)
Writer
Sunless Days (1990)
Writer
1980s
60 titles Β· average score 78
76
A City of Sadness (1989)
as Mr. Wu
Winter Break (1989)
Screenplay
89
Taipei Story (1985)
as Chen
My Favorite Season (1985)
as Bi Bao-liang's brother-in-law
76
That Day, on the Beach (1983)
as Piano Tuner
68
All the King's Men (1983)
Screenplay
1970s
3 titles
The Fellow Who Refused College (1979)
Screenplay
The Blind Love (1979)
Screenplay
Gone with Honor (1979)
Screenplay