Person
Nam Yin
- Known for
- Writing
- Birthday
- 1953-06-11
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, China
- Gender
- Male
- Popularity
- 1
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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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.
