Yang Shi Bin

Acting

Yang Shi Bin

Yang has been involved in Chinese-language theatre since the 1960s and became known for his work with the late director and playwright Kuo Pao Kun. In the 2016 M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, he won a Best Actor nomination for his role in the play The Struggle: Years Later, staged by The Theatre Practice.

Acting credits

As Quiet As A Cloud poster
NR

A newspaper editor visits her former teacher, who now cares for his wife with dementia, in this gentle story about the passage of time.

As Quiet As A Cloud

2022

No artwork available
NR

In a meatless, pandemic-ridden society of extreme inequalities, a meat-obsessed cardboard collector wants a taste of the new groundbreaking meat product—at all costs.

Singapore Veal

2022

We Are All Strangers poster
NR

A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face reality. At the same time, while Junyang’s father is struggling to hold their modest life together, a woman enters his life and both generations are forced to redefine their family.

We Are All Strangers

2026

Wet Season poster
6.4

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.

Wet Season

2019

Luck My Life poster
NR

Born with a silver spoon, an arrogant mahjong player loses all his luck. Now, he has to re-learn the game and will soon discover the joy and principles of life over the mahjong table. The final match will be his one shot to turn his life around.

Luck My Life

2026

Love at Fifty poster
NR

Kee, a divorced mother of two in her 50s, weighs the prospect of love against its challenges when she meets a jovial—and romantically inexperienced—delivery person at her coffeeshop job.

Love at Fifty

2022

Last Shadow at First Light poster
6.0

Ami, haunted by recurring apparitions, embarks on a journey from Singapore to Japan in search of her missing mother. Amidst the transforming landscapes, Ami's dreams, hauntings and lost mother unveil their true form.

Last Shadow at First Light

2025

Growing Up poster
NR

It's about the life of a family in the 1960s and 1980s

Growing Up

1984

Kopitiam Days poster
NR

Commemorating Singapore's 60th year of independence, Kopitiam Days is a stirring anthology film that weaves together six interconnected stories of human connection, reconciliation, and the enduring spirit of Singapore. More than just a setting, the humble kopitiam becomes a living symbol of community and memory, reflecting our past, anchoring our present, and looking towards our future.

Kopitiam Days

2025

No artwork available
NR

An anthology of three stories which carries a message that transcends the limitations of time and illness, emphasizing the significance of love, the pursuit of dreams, and the beauty of letting go.

Good Goodbye

2024