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Nam Yin

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Nam Yin

CN, EN, ZH cinema · 97 credits

Born

11 June 1953 (age 73)

Birthplace

Hong Kong, China

Also known as Yin Nam · Lam Ling-Nam · Nam Yan · Lam Ling-Naam · Lam Leng-Nam · 林岭南

Nam Yin (Chinese: 南燕, born June 11, 1953), originally named Lam Ling-Nam, is a Hong Kong film screenwriter, director, producer, lyricist, and actor. His first credited screenplay was Prison on Fire, co-written with his brother Ringo Lam Ling-Tung. He went on to write and produce notable films including Women Prison (1988), School on Fire (1988), Wild Search (1989), Triads - The Inside Story (1989), Fatal Vacation (1990), Dragon in Jail (1990), and High Risk (1992). In 1997, he produced the supernatural horror film Troublesome Night, which later expanded into a 19-film series. Nam Yin also wrote and directed the seventh installment of the series.

Known for

Filmography

Always Be with You poster

Always Be with You

CN · 20175.7

Producer

Bust Family poster

Bust Family

CN · 2004Not rated

Producer

My Troublesome Buddy poster

My Troublesome Buddy

CN · 20034.5

Producer

I Want to Get Married poster

I Want to Get Married

CN · 20037.5

Producer

Troublesome Night 18 poster

Troublesome Night 18

CN · 20037.3

Producer

Troublesome Night 19 poster

Troublesome Night 19

CN · 20037.0

Producer

The Secret Society - The Best Hack poster

The Secret Society - The Best Hack

CN · 2003Not rated

Story, Producer

The Secret Society – Boss poster

The Secret Society – Boss

CN · 20032.0

Producer

Seamy Side of Life II - Crying Stars poster

Seamy Side of Life II - Crying Stars

CN · 2003Not rated

Producer

Twinkle Stars poster

Twinkle Stars

CN · 2003Not rated

Producer

Man in Blues poster

Man in Blues

CN · 2003Not rated

Producer

To My Dearest Father poster

To My Dearest Father

CN · 2003Not rated

Producer

Zero poster

Zero

EN · 2003Not rated

Producer

The Wall poster

The Wall

CN · 20025.0

Actor

The Hidden Enforcers poster

The Hidden Enforcers

CN · 20025.7

Director, Writer

Prison on Fire: Preacher poster

Prison on Fire: Preacher

CN · 20024.0

Producer

Troublesome Night 14 poster

Troublesome Night 14

CN · 20025.4

Producer

Troublesome Night 15 poster

Troublesome Night 15

CN · 20025.6

Producer

Troublesome Night 13 poster

Troublesome Night 13

CN · 20026.7

Producer

Troublesome Night 17 poster

Troublesome Night 17

CN · 20025.0

Producer

Troublesome Night 16 poster

Troublesome Night 16

CN · 20026.7

Producer

Don't Let the Sun Go Down poster

Don't Let the Sun Go Down

CN · 20025.5

Producer

Chinese Orthopedist and the Spice Girls poster

Chinese Orthopedist and the Spice Girls

CN · 2002Not rated

Producer

Money Suckers poster

Money Suckers

CN · 20029.0

Producer

Freaky Story poster

Freaky Story

CN · 20021.0

Producer

Modern Cinderella poster

Modern Cinderella

EN · 2002Not rated

Producer

Dizzy Date poster

Dizzy Date

EN · 2002Not rated

Producer

Dumbly Agent poster

Dumbly Agent

CN · 2002Not rated

Producer

The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished poster

The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished

CN · 20021.0

Producer

The Untold Story - The Lost World poster

The Untold Story - The Lost World

CN · 20023.0

Producer

From the Queen to the Chief Executive poster

From the Queen to the Chief Executive

CN · 20017.2

Producer

Ling's Story poster

Ling's Story

CN · 20013.0

Producer

Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick poster

Seamy Side Of Life - A Black Chick

CN · 20013.0

Producer

Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny poster

Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny

CN · 20013.0

Producer

Prison on Fire: Life Sentence poster

Prison on Fire: Life Sentence

CN · 20014.0

Producer, Screenplay

Troublesome Night 12 poster

Troublesome Night 12

CN · 20015.6

Producer

Troublesome Night 10 poster

Troublesome Night 10

CN · 20016.0

Producer

Troublesome Night 11 poster

Troublesome Night 11

CN · 20016.7

Producer

Troublesome Night 8 poster

Troublesome Night 8

CN · 20015.8

Producer

Troublesome Night 9 poster

Troublesome Night 9

CN · 20015.2

Producer

Headlines poster

Headlines

CN · 20018.0

Producer

Hot Rod poster

Hot Rod

CN · 20014.0

Producer

To Be No. 1: Shepherd poster

To Be No. 1: Shepherd

CN · 2001Not rated

Producer

Feng Shui and Gambling poster

Feng Shui and Gambling

CN · 2001Not rated

Producer

Tough Cop Inside poster

Tough Cop Inside

CN · 2001Not rated

Producer

Crazy for Pig-Bone in Pot poster

Crazy for Pig-Bone in Pot

CN · 20016.0

Producer

Troublesome Night 7 poster

Troublesome Night 7

CN · 20005.8

Writer, Producer, Director

The Conmen in Vegas poster

The Conmen in Vegas

CN · 19996.1

as Brother Man

The Masked Prosecutor poster

The Masked Prosecutor

CN · 19995.8

Writer, Executive Producer

Troublesome Night 6 poster

Troublesome Night 6

CN · 19996.4

Writer, Producer

Troublesome Night 5 poster

Troublesome Night 5

CN · 19995.6

Producer

The Rules of the Game poster

The Rules of the Game

CN · 19994.9

Screenplay

The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones

CN · 19995.4

Screenplay, Producer

Troublesome Night 3 poster

Troublesome Night 3

CN · 19985.2

Producer

The Three Lustketeers poster

The Three Lustketeers

CN · 19988.0

Producer

Troublesome Night 4 poster

Troublesome Night 4

CN · 19984.5

Producer

The Suspect poster

The Suspect

CN · 19986.9

Executive Producer

Young and Dangerous 4 poster

Young and Dangerous 4

ZH · 19976.2

as Fat Lai

Troublesome Night poster

Troublesome Night

CN · 19975.5

Producer

Troublesome Night 2 poster

Troublesome Night 2

CN · 19975.5

Producer

Walk In poster

Walk In

CN · 19976.7

Producer

To Be No. 1 poster

To Be No. 1

CN · 19967.0

Writer

All of a Sudden poster

All of a Sudden

CN · 19966.0

Story, Executive Producer

The Adventurers poster

The Adventurers

CN · 19955.8

as Ray's Man

Legendary Couple poster

Legendary Couple

CN · 19956.6

as Wai, Producer, Writer

Peace Hotel poster

Peace Hotel

CN · 19955.9

as Guest of Peace Hotel

Just Married poster

Just Married

CN · 19954.5

Producer

A Fake Pretty Woman poster

A Fake Pretty Woman

CN · 19954.1

Producer

Fatal Obsession poster

Fatal Obsession

CN · 19946.5

Story, Executive Producer

The Romance of the Vampires poster

The Romance of the Vampires

CN · 19943.8

Screenplay

Ancient Chinese Whorehouse poster

Ancient Chinese Whorehouse

CN · 19944.5

Story

The Power of Money poster

The Power of Money

CN · 1994Not rated

Producer

Burning Paradise poster

Burning Paradise

CN · 19947.0

Screenplay

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You poster

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You

CN · 19936.0

Writer

Bloodshed in Nightery poster

Bloodshed in Nightery

CN · 1993Not rated

Story

Full Contact poster

Full Contact

CN · 19926.8

as Loanshark Hung, Writer

Shanghai Heroic Story poster

Shanghai Heroic Story

CN · 19929.0

Producer, Writer

Invincible poster

Invincible

CN · 19927.0

Writer

The Tigers poster

The Tigers

CN · 19916.3

Actor, Writer

Touch and Go poster

Touch and Go

CN · 19916.6

Executive Producer, Writer

Prison on Fire II poster

Prison on Fire II

CN · 19916.9

Writer

Hong Kong Godfather poster

Hong Kong Godfather

CN · 19919.7

Writer

My Flying Wife poster

My Flying Wife

CN · 19915.8

Producer, Screenplay

Dragon in Jail poster

Dragon in Jail

CN · 19907.0

Writer

Rebel from China poster

Rebel from China

CN · 199010.0

Screenplay

Fatal Vacation poster

Fatal Vacation

CN · 19907.1

Screenplay

Undeclared War poster

Undeclared War

CN · 19906.5

Writer

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon poster

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

CN · 19896.5

as Bond, Actor

Wild Search poster

Wild Search

CN · 19896.8

as Mr. Hung's Bodyguard, Writer

A Killer's Blues poster

A Killer's Blues

CN · 198910.0

Writer

Triads: The Inside Story poster

Triads: The Inside Story

CN · 19896.3

Writer

The Wild Ones poster

The Wild Ones

CN · 19899.0

Screenplay

Running Mate poster

Running Mate

CN · 19899.0

Script, Writer

School on Fire poster

School on Fire

CN · 19887.2

as Chee Hung, Writer

Women's Prison poster

Women's Prison

CN · 19886.0

Writer

Prison on Fire poster

Prison on Fire

CN · 19877.0

Writer

The Owl poster

The Owl

ZH · 19747.0

Actor