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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. He is one of the most prolific and highly regarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New ...
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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.66 m
- Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan
Mar 5, 2012 · Impressive roster of names like Hou Hsiao Hsien, Wu Nien-jen, Wei Te-sheng and Chung Mong-hong ensure widespread fest play, but the project’s cultural specificity reps a commercial challenge.
Less known outside his native land, the multi-talented Wu has directed two wonderful features—the exquisitely moving A Borrowed Life (1994) and the darkly satirical Buddha Bless America (1996)—as well as countless screenplays exploring the complexities of modern Taiwan and its history.
Nov 10, 2022 · The Sandwich Man (1982) comprises short films directed by Hou, Wan Jen, and Zhuang Xiang Zeng, all of them adaptations of stories by Huang Chunming written by producer Wu Nien-jen.
A Borrowed Life (Chinese: 多桑; pinyin: Duōsāng) is a 1994 Taiwanese film and the directorial debut of Wu Nien-jen. The film depicts cultural and regime change in Taiwan. The film's running time is 167 minutes.
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).
