Wu Nien-jen

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Aug 05, 1952 (72 years old)

Wu Nien-jen

Known For

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
1h 49m
Movie 2023

Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In the closed social milieu of martial law in Taiwan, he became immersed in music and yearned for freedom, arousing his desire to become a musician. Later, he decided to set out on a journey to learn more about the music that has been passed down through generations. Traveling around Taiwan, he learns traditional opera music from prestigious musicians and integrates it into his artistic creations, composing music and stories that belong to Taiwan…

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
Movie 2023

Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill.

Biography

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).