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Nien-Jen Wu

Nien-Jen Wu

Actor, Writer, Director

Born August 5, 1952 in Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan

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Biography

Wu Nien-Jen was born in 1952 into a coal miner's family. He began writing short stories for newspapers in 1975 while still studying accounting in college. After penning his first screenplay in 1978, Wu joined the Central Motion Picture Corporation as a creative supervisor, collaborating with pioneering directors such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang. Over his career, Wu has written more than 70 screenplays that were adapted into films, becoming a key figure in the New Taiwanese Cinema Movement in the early 1980s. He holds the record for the most Golden Horse Awards won to date, including for his work with internationally renowned Hong Kong director Ann Hui on the film Song of Exile (1990). His novels and screenplays have also made him one of Taiwan's best-selling authors. Wu made his directorial debut with A Borrowed Life (1994), a film honoring his hardworking, Japanese-educated father. The movie won the Grand Prize at the Torino Film Festival in Italy, as well as Best Actor and the International Critics Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. In 1996, Wu wrote and directed his second film, Buddha Bless America (Tai ping tian guo), a political satire set in the 1960s. Alongside directing and writing, Wu occasionally appears in films. His acting talent was widely recognized after starring in commercials for beer and food products, leading to his casting as the lead actor in Edward Yang's acclaimed film A One and a Two, which received several international awards. Currently, Wu runs his own production company, Wu's Productions, where he actively writes, directs, produces, and performs in commercials and television programs.

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11 wins and 9 nominations

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Nien-Jen Wu Videos

Yi Yi A One and a Two (2000) Original Theatrical Trailer [4K] [FTD-0760]

Kaili Peng Introduces Edward Yang's Yi Yi

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Edward Yang Analyzes a Scene from YI YI (2000)

Filmography

Actor

24

Type

Year

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle Poster

Fly! Mountain Hawk-Eagle Feature Film2026

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill Poster

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill Feature Film2023Narrator

Hey Guys, It's 3 A.M. Feature Film2019Buase

Mole of Life Poster

Mole of Life Feature Film2016He Zhicheng

My Egg Boy Poster

My Egg Boy Feature Film2016Old Egg Boy

Shia Wa Se Poster

Shia Wa Se TV Series2016Self

The Boar King Poster

The Boar King Feature Film2014

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above Poster

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above Documentary2013Narrator

Godspeed Taiwan Poster

Godspeed Taiwan Documentary2013Self

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast Poster

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast Feature Film2013Master Silly Mortal

The Year of Happiness and Love Poster

The Year of Happiness and Love TV Series2009Chen Ting-Ho

Island Etude Poster

Island Etude Feature Film2006Tour Bus Driver

Our Time, Our Story: 20 Years' New Taiwan Cinema Poster

Our Time, Our Story: 20 Years' New Taiwan Cinema Documentary2002

Pure Accidents Poster

Pure Accidents Feature Film2000

Yi Yi: A One and a Two... Poster

Yi Yi: A One and a Two... Feature Film2000N.J.

Buddha Bless America Poster

Buddha Bless America Feature Film1996

Mahjong Feature Film1996Gangster in Black Suit

Cinéma, de notre temps Poster

Cinéma, de notre temps TV Series1989Self

Daughter of the Nile Poster

Daughter of the Nile Feature Film1987

My Favorite Season Poster

My Favorite Season Feature Film1985

Taipei Story Poster

Taipei Story Feature Film1985Taxi driver

I Love Mary Poster

I Love Mary Feature Film1984

Out of the Blue Poster

Out of the Blue Feature Film1984

That Day, on the Beach Poster

That Day, on the Beach Feature Film1983

Writer

69

Type

Year

Fly, Kite Fly Poster

Fly, Kite Fly Documentary2015

Chivalrous Legend Poster

Chivalrous Legend Feature Film1998

Bao gao ban zhang 5 Poster

Bao gao ban zhang 5 Feature Film1996

Buddha Bless America Poster

Buddha Bless America Feature Film1996

Forever Friends Poster

Forever Friends Feature Film1995

Super Citizen Ko Poster

Super Citizen Ko Feature Film1995

A Borrowed Life Poster

A Borrowed Life Feature Film1994

End of the Road Poster

End of the Road Feature Film1993

The Puppetmaster Poster

The Puppetmaster Feature Film1993

Ah Dai Feature Film1992

Hill of No Return Poster

Hill of No Return Feature Film1992

Fatal Recall Poster

Fatal Recall Feature Film1991

Love in Venice Poster

Love in Venice Feature Film1991

My American Grandson Poster

My American Grandson Feature Film1991

Zodiac Killers Poster

Zodiac Killers Feature Film1991

Meiyou taiyang de rizi Poster

Meiyou taiyang de rizi Documentary1990

Song of the Exile Poster

Song of the Exile Feature Film1990

A City of Sadness Poster

A City of Sadness Feature Film1989

Dull Ice Flower Poster

Dull Ice Flower Feature Film1989

Lessons of the Playground Poster

Lessons of the Playground Feature Film1989

Two Painters Poster

Two Painters Feature Film1989

Winter Break Feature Film1989

Gangland Odyssey Poster

Gangland Odyssey Feature Film1988

Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian Poster

Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian Feature Film1988

People Between Two China Poster

People Between Two China Feature Film1988

Sir, Tell Me Why Poster

Sir, Tell Me Why Feature Film1988

Be My Lovely Child Again Poster

Be My Lovely Child Again Feature Film1987

Gui hua xiang Poster

Gui hua xiang Feature Film1987

Love Is Grown with Flower Poster

Love Is Grown with Flower Feature Film1987

The Two of Us Poster

The Two of Us Feature Film1987

Xiao yuan qing chun le Poster

Xiao yuan qing chun le Feature Film1987

Dust in the Wind Poster

Dust in the Wind Feature Film1986

Sha Fu Feature Film1986

The Campus Incidents Poster

The Campus Incidents Feature Film1986

A Time to Live, a Time to Die Poster

A Time to Live, a Time to Die Feature Film1985

Ba Fan keng kou de xin niang Poster

Ba Fan keng kou de xin niang Feature Film1985

Ci bei de zi wei Poster

Ci bei de zi wei Feature Film1985

Tai Bei shen hua Poster

Tai Bei shen hua Feature Film1985

The Loser, the Hero Poster

The Loser, the Hero Feature Film1985

Impending War Poster

Impending War Feature Film1984

Lao Mo de di er ge chun tian Poster

Lao Mo de di er ge chun tian Feature Film1984

Man niu de er zi Poster

Man niu de er zi Feature Film1984

North South West East Poster

North South West East Feature Film1984

All the King's Men Poster

All the King's Men Feature Film1983

Cabaret Tears Poster

Cabaret Tears Feature Film1983

Papa Can Her Your Me Sing Poster

Papa Can Her Your Me Sing Feature Film1983

That Day, on the Beach Poster

That Day, on the Beach Feature Film1983

The Sandwich Man Poster

The Sandwich Man Feature Film1983

Traveller Poster

Traveller Feature Film1983

Da yuan jing Feature Film1982

Dangerous Seventeen Feature Film1982

Hui yan shi ying xiong Poster

Hui yan shi ying xiong Feature Film1982

I Shall Return Poster

I Shall Return Feature Film1982

Portrait of a Fanatic Poster

Portrait of a Fanatic Feature Film1982

Shei shi wu ye you min Poster

Shei shi wu ye you min Feature Film1982

Si nian er ban Feature Film1982

Super Warrior Poster

Super Warrior Feature Film1982

Tai Bei tian xin Poster

Tai Bei tian xin Feature Film1982

The Graduation Trip Poster

The Graduation Trip Feature Film1982

Dong yuan ling Feature Film1981

Fei yue bu xi ban Feature Film1981

Huan xi yuan jia Poster

Huan xi yuan jia Feature Film1981

Once We Were Together Feature Film1981

Tong ban tong xue Poster

Tong ban tong xue Feature Film1981

Wu jia you nu chu zhang cheng Poster

Wu jia you nu chu zhang cheng Feature Film1981

Sailing for Tomorrow Poster

Sailing for Tomorrow Feature Film1980

Gone with Honor Poster

Gone with Honor Feature Film1979

Ju jue lian kao de xiao zi Poster

Ju jue lian kao de xiao zi Feature Film1979

Xi feng de gu xiang Poster

Xi feng de gu xiang Feature Film1979

Director

3

10+10 Feature Film2011

Buddha Bless America Poster

Buddha Bless America Feature Film1996

A Borrowed Life Poster

A Borrowed Life Feature Film1994

Producer

3

Day Off Feature Film2023

Somewhere I Have Never Travelled Poster

Somewhere I Have Never Travelled Feature Film2009

Pure Accidents Poster

Pure Accidents Feature Film2000

Production Manager

1

Cui hua kuang mo Poster

Cui hua kuang mo Feature Film1985

Thanks

1

Mole of Life Poster

Mole of Life Feature Film2016

Script and Continuity Department

1

Gangland Odyssey Poster

Gangland Odyssey Feature Film1988

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