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Chu Tien-Wen

Chu Tien-Wen

Known for

Writing

Born

August 24, 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Taipei, Taiwan

Biography

Chu Tien-Wen (Chinese: 朱天文, born August 24, 1956 in Taipei, Taiwan) is one of Taiwan's most prominent writers. She is the daughter of Chu Hsi-Ning and the older sister of Chu Tien-Hsin. Some of her literary works include "Fin-de-Siècle Splendour" (1990) and Notes of a Desolate Man (1994). She wrote many of the scripts for the famous Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Her screenwriting credits include movies like Taipei Story, The Puppetmaster, Goodbye South, Goodbye, Millenium Mambo, A City of Sadness and many more.

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Best known work

The Assassin

The Assassin

2015
Millennium Mambo

Millennium Mambo

2001
A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness

1989
Taipei Story

Taipei Story

1985
Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind

1986
Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai

1998
The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985
Three Times

Three Times

2005
The Boys from Fengkuei

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983
Café Lumière

Café Lumière

2004

Filmography

  1. 2022

    I Remember

    as herself

  2. 2020

  3. 2015

    The Assassin

    Screenplay

  4. 2005

  5. 2004

  6. 2001

    Millennium Mambo

    Producer, Screenplay

  7. 1999

  8. 1998

  9. 1998

  10. 1995

  11. 1993

  12. 1989

  13. 1987

  14. 1986

  15. 1986

  16. 1985

  17. 1985

  18. 1985

    Taipei Story

    Screenplay

  19. 1985

  20. 1984

  21. 1984

  22. 1983

  23. 1983

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