Nam Yin
Writing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Nam Yin
Filmography
Acting (13)
2002
5.0
1999
The Conmen in Vegasas Brother Man
6.1
1997
Young and Dangerous 4as Fat Lai
6.2
1995
Legendary Coupleas Wai
6.6
1995
The Adventurersas Ray's Man
5.8
1995
Peace Hotelas Guest of Peace Hotel
5.9
1992
Full Contactas Loanshark Hung
6.8
1991
6.3
6.4
1989
Wild Searchas Mr. Hung's Bodyguard
6.8
1988
School on Fireas Chee Hung
7.3
1974
7.0
Production & Directing (105)
2017
Always Be with YouProducer
5.8
2004
Bust FamilyProducer
2003
ZeroProducer
2003
To My Dearest FatherProducer
2003
My Troublesome BuddyProducer
4.5
2003
Troublesome Night 19Producer
7.0
2003
2003
2003
The Secret Society – BossProducer
2.0
2003
I Want to Get MarriedProducer
7.5
2003
Troublesome Night 18Producer
7.3
2003
2003
Twinkle StarsProducer
2003
Man in BluesProducer
2002
3.0
2002
Troublesome Night 17Producer
5.0
2002
Prison on Fire: PreacherProducer
4.0
2002
Dumbly AgentProducer
2002
Troublesome Night 16Producer
6.7
2002
Dizzy DateProducer
2002
Modern CinderellaProducer
2002
Troublesome Night 15Producer
5.6
2002
Money SuckersProducer
9.0
2002
Troublesome Night 14Producer
5.4
2002
Freaky StoryProducer
1.0
2002
2002
Troublesome Night 13Producer
6.7
2002
Don't Let the Sun Go DownProducer
5.5
2002
The Hidden EnforcersDirector
5.6
2002
The Hidden EnforcersWriter
5.6
2002
1.0
2001
3.0
2001
Crazy for Pig-Bone in PotProducer
6.0
2001
Tough Cop InsideProducer
2001
Ling's StoryProducer
3.0
2001
Feng Shui and GamblingProducer
2001
Troublesome Night 12Producer
5.6
2001
Troublesome Night 11Producer
6.7
2001
7.2
2001
3.0
2001
Troublesome Night 10Producer
6.0
2001
Hot RodProducer
4.0
2001
Prison on Fire: Life SentenceProducer
4.0
2001
Prison on Fire: Life SentenceScreenplay
4.0
2001
Troublesome Night 9Producer
5.2
2001
HeadlinesProducer
8.0
2001
Troublesome Night 8Producer
5.8
2001
To Be No. 1: ShepherdProducer
2000
Troublesome Night 7Director
5.8
2000
Troublesome Night 7Writer
5.8
2000
Troublesome Night 7Producer
5.8
1999
The Young OnesScreenplay
5.4
1999
The Young OnesProducer
5.4
1999
The Masked ProsecutorWriter
5.8
1999
The Masked ProsecutorExecutive Producer
5.8
1999
The Rules of the GameScreenplay
4.9
1999
Troublesome Night 6Writer
6.4
1999
Troublesome Night 6Producer
6.4
1999
Troublesome Night 5Producer
5.6
1998
Troublesome Night 4Producer
4.5
1998
The SuspectExecutive Producer
6.9
1998
Troublesome Night 3Producer
5.3
1998
The Three LustketeersProducer
8.0
1997
Troublesome Night 2Producer
5.5
1997
Troublesome NightProducer
5.5
1997
Walk InProducer
6.7
1996
To Be No. 1Writer
7.0
1996
All of a SuddenStory
6.0
1996
All of a SuddenExecutive Producer
6.0
1995
Legendary CoupleWriter
6.6
1995
Legendary CoupleProducer
6.6
1995
A Fake Pretty WomanProducer
4.1
1995
Just MarriedProducer
4.5
1994
4.5
1994
Fatal ObsessionExecutive Producer
6.5
1994
Fatal ObsessionStory
6.5
1994
The Power of MoneyProducer
1994
The Romance of the VampiresScreenplay
3.8
1994
Burning ParadiseScreenplay
7.0
1993
6.0
1993
1992
InvincibleWriter
7.0
1992
Shanghai Heroic StoryWriter
9.0
1992
Shanghai Heroic StoryProducer
9.0
1992
Full ContactWriter
6.8
1991
My Flying WifeScreenplay
5.8
1991
My Flying WifeProducer
5.8
1991
Hong Kong GodfatherWriter
9.7
1991
The TigersWriter
6.3
1991
Prison on Fire IIWriter
6.8
1991
Touch and GoWriter
6.6
1991
Touch and GoExecutive Producer
6.6
1990
Rebel from ChinaScreenplay
10.0
1990
Dragon in JailWriter
7.0
1990
Undeclared WarWriter
6.5
1990
Fatal VacationScreenplay
6.9
1989
Running MateScript
9.0
1989
Running MateWriter
9.0
1989
Triads: The Inside StoryWriter
6.1
1989
A Killer's BluesWriter
10.0
1989
The Wild OnesScreenplay
9.0
1989
Wild SearchWriter
6.8
1988
School on FireWriter
7.3
1988
Women's PrisonWriter
6.0
1987
Prison on FireWriter
7.0