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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
June 11, 1953
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
- Yin Nam
- Lam Ling-Nam
- Nam Yan
- Lam Ling-Naam
- Lam Leng-Nam
- 林岭南
- 林嶺南
- 林領南
Nam Yin
1.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
3.5
The Wall
2002
5.8
Brother Man
The Conmen in Vegas
1999
6.0
Fat Lai
Young and Dangerous 4
1997
6.2
Wai
Legendary Couple
1995
5.5
Ray's Man
The Adventurers
1995
5.8
Guest of Peace Hotel
Peace Hotel
1995
6.7
Loanshark Hung
Full Contact
1992
5.4
The Tigers
1991
6.4
Bond
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
6.4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Credits
The Wall
2002
3.5
The Conmen in Vegas
as Brother Man
1999
5.8
Young and Dangerous 4
as Fat Lai
1997
6.0
Legendary Couple
as Wai
1995
6.2
The Adventurers
as Ray's Man
1995
5.5
Peace Hotel
as Guest of Peace Hotel
1995
5.8
Full Contact
as Loanshark Hung
1992
6.7
The Tigers
1991
5.4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
as Bond
1989
6.4
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
6.4
Wild Search
as Mr. Hung's Bodyguard
1989
6.7
School on Fire
as Chee Hung
1988
7.2
The Owl
1974
7.0