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Wu Nien-jen (Chinese: 吳念真; pinyin: Wú Niànzhēn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Liām-chin; born Chinese: 吳文欽; pinyin: Wú Wēnqīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Bûn-khim; 5 August 1952) is a Taiwanese screenwriter, director, and writer.
Nien-Jen Wu. Writer: A Borrowed Life. Wu Nien-Jen was born in a coal miner's family in 1952. He started writing short stories for newspapers in 1975, when he was still an accounting majored college student.
Trailblazing director and screenwriter Nien Jen Wu is the pioneer of New Taiwanese Cinema. Director Nien Jen Wu continues to showcase his revolutionary approach to screenwriting and filmmaking through his production company, Wu’s Productions.
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).
An important testament to the movement’s collective, collaborative spirit, this extraordinary and unanimously praised masterpiece also marked the final chapter of a remarkable partnership between the major talents spotlighted in this program: Edward Yang (1947- 2007) and Wu Nien-jen (1952- ).
Name: 吳念真 / Wu Nien Jen (Wu Nian Zhen) Real name: 吳文欽 / Wu Wen Qin; Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter; Birthdate: 1952-Aug-05 (age 71) Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan; Family: Son Wu Ding Qian (吳定謙) TV Shows. Xing Fu Bu Er Jia (TTV, 2016) The Year of Happiness and Love (TTV, 2009) External Links. Chinese Wikipedia; IMDb
Aug 6, 1994 · A Borrowed Life: Directed by Nien-Jen Wu. With Akio Chen, Shu-Fang Chen, Jun Fu, Yung-Feng Lee. Autobiographical story about the life of a poor family in the Taiwanese countryside during the 1940s and 1950s as the Japanese rule of the island ends and nationalist forces of Kwomintang arrive when the Communists take the mainland.
