Born 1953 (age 72) · Hong Kong, China
Appears in 97 titles

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.

Filmography

Full Contact
6.8
Full Contact
1992
Writer
Prison on Fire
7.0
Prison on Fire
1987
Writer
Prison on Fire II
6.8
Prison on Fire II
1991
Writer
Wild Search
6.8
Wild Search
1989
Writer
Burning Paradise
7.0
Burning Paradise
1994
Screenplay
School on Fire
7.3
School on Fire
1988
Writer
All of a Sudden
5.9
All of a Sudden
1996
Story
Triads: The Inside Story
6.1
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
Writer
Undeclared War
6.5
Undeclared War
1990
Writer
Fatal Vacation
6.9
Fatal Vacation
1990
Screenplay
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
Touch and Go
6.7
Touch and Go
1991
Writer
Dragon in Jail
7.0
Dragon in Jail
1990
Writer
Ancient Chinese Whorehouse
The Rules of the Game
4.9
The Rules of the Game
1999
Screenplay
My Flying Wife
5.8
My Flying Wife
1991
Screenplay
The Romance of the Vampires
3.6
The Romance of the Vampires
1994
Screenplay
The Hidden Enforcers
5.6
The Hidden Enforcers
2002
Writer
The Tigers
6.3
The Tigers
1991
Writer
Women's Prison
5.6
Women's Prison
1988
Writer