Director

Nam Yin

Writing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 90

TMDB ID: 301314

IMDb ID: nm0620609

Known for: Writing

Born: June 11, 1953

Age: 72

Place of birth: Hong Kong, China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2017

Years active: 44

Average TMDB rating: 6.45

Wikidata: Q9115261

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

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Director (2)Producer (54)Writer (18)Screenplay (8)Story (4)Executive Producer (3)Script (1)

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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.

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