Nam Yin

Writing

Nam Yin

Born

1953-06-11 (73)

Place of birth

Hong Kong, China

Known for

Writing

Credits

53 titles

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

Film credits

2000s · 1 titles

1990s · 7 titles

Young and Dangerous 4 poster
6.2

The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives news that his younger brother, a leader of the Tuen Mun gang has been assasinated. They travel to Hong Kong to settle the matter.

Young and Dangerous 4

1997

The Adventurers poster
5.8

After the murder of his parents and sister at the hands of the villianous gun-running billionaire Ray Lui, crack fighter pilot Yan vows revenge.

The Adventurers

1995

Peace Hotel poster
5.9

After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who seeks shelter from a gang hunting her. Vowing to never turn anyone away, Ping must decide whether to help the women or risk confronting the gang.

Peace Hotel

1995

Full Contact poster
6.8

In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he can follow through with his plan.

Full Contact

1992

The Tigers poster
6.3

Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.

The Tigers

1991

The Conmen in Vegas poster
6.1

Three conmen are assigned to help the Chinese government capture a legendary swindler in Las Vegas and they will not be arrested in return for their aid.

The Conmen in Vegas

1999

Legendary Couple poster
6.6

When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks revenge by launching a one-man crime spree, starting with the abduction of his former boss's spoiled daughter. But she soon begins to understand his motives, and becomes his lover and willing accomplice.

Legendary Couple

1995

1980s · 4 titles

Behind the camera

Prison on Fire poster
7.0

A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.

Prison on Fire

1987

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You poster
6.0

News reporter Kitty Wong attracts lots of fans for her beauty and talents, but one of them wants more from her than the others.

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You

1993

Full Contact poster
6.8

In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he can follow through with his plan.

Full Contact

1992

Undeclared War poster
6.5

A Hong Kong Special Branch cop and a CIA agent reluctantly team up to bring down a major international terrorist.

Undeclared War

1990

Burning Paradise poster
7.0

An exotic, legendary battle between the forces of good and evil comes to life as the celebrated disciples of the Shaolin Temple -- monks who practice a lethal and spiritual form of martial arts -- fight the evil followers of China's Manchu rulers.

Burning Paradise

1994

School on Fire poster
7.2

A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.

School on Fire

1988

Prison on Fire II poster
6.9

The rivalry between two Chinese prison factions heats up as a seasoned inmate forms an alliance that could cost him more than his freedom.

Prison on Fire II

1991

The Tigers poster
6.3

Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.

The Tigers

1991

Dragon in Jail poster
7.0

Andy Lau stars as a juvenile delinquent trying to escape life in the ghetto. After releasing from jail, he is bullied by a local tyrant, Ma Chao-wei, at last his jail mates help him to settle the problem. However, Ma takes revenge on him. His friendship with a rich jail mate (Ho Kar King) is his only way out!

Dragon in Jail

1990

Triads: The Inside Story poster
6.3

Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business begins to crumble as rival organizations stir violence and trouble in acknowledgment of this weakness. Li Man-Ho reluctantly agrees after pressure from other members to temporarily act as leader in order to restore stability and order. But he is soon faced with violence, betrayal and confusion, in this world he tried so long to avoid.

Triads: The Inside Story

1989

Troublesome Night 2 poster
5.5

The second chapter of the "Troublesome Night" series, this movie consists of three stories. The first story is about a girl that called a radio show for advice and comfort after her boyfriend died tragically. One of the station DJs unconsciously suggested that she should commit suicide if she wants to be reunited with her beau. Unfortunately, the girl takes the suggestion and the DJ becomes racked with guilt as the girl's ghost returns to haunt him. The second story is about a group of friends voyage to the sea. During the trip, they encountered mysterious events after they rescued an eerie woman from a boat wreckage. The third story is about another DJ that quit his job after the untimely deaths of his co-workers. To escape the pain, he becomes a street racer. But, his thrill rides were hindered when he stumbled upon a sinister spirit by the roadside

Troublesome Night 2

1997

Fatal Vacation poster
7.1

A pleasent trip to the Phillipines is turned into tragedy when the tour bus is kidnapped by a group of rebels that want to exchange the prisoners for the Rebel Leader's brother...

Fatal Vacation

1990

Wild Search poster
6.8

While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.

Wild Search

1989

The Wild Ones poster
9.0

Social worker Sandy emigrated to Canada with her father when she was young. With the encouragement of her father, she decided to come back to Hong Kong to develop her career. Her father also has a mission to find his missing wife.

The Wild Ones

1989

Women's Prison poster
6.0

A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding. Caught up in the crossfire Lynn gets arrested and thrown into a women's prison.

Women's Prison

1988

My Flying Wife poster
5.8

A woman who is in debt to loan sharks is about to commit suicide to escape her debts. Two ghosts are waiting to take her soul when she dies, but at the last moment she is rescued by a member of the loan shark gang who is in love with her. The ghosts, angry at being deprived of a soul, take their vengeance on the gang.

My Flying Wife

1991

My Flying Wife poster
5.8

A woman who is in debt to loan sharks is about to commit suicide to escape her debts. Two ghosts are waiting to take her soul when she dies, but at the last moment she is rescued by a member of the loan shark gang who is in love with her. The ghosts, angry at being deprived of a soul, take their vengeance on the gang.

My Flying Wife

1991

To Be No. 1 poster
7.0

Fai Chuen is a young man who wants to rise in the triad of Hong Kong. He's tough; he's respected by his friends; he loves Apple, daughter of his boss in the small-time Hung Lok gang in Wanchai; and, he encourages the studies of Chun, the son of his mother's closest relative. When Chuen comes to the attention of Piu, a top triad boss, the Hung Lok gang is assigned a hit; Chuen commits the murder and then is frustrated when Apple's father takes the fall. Chuen's cockiness gets him in trouble again when he disobeys Piu to revenge a friend's death. Chuen, who's reached the police bulletin board's most wanted, is now expendable. Can he and Apple escape to the Mainland?

To Be No. 1

1996

Legendary Couple poster
6.6

When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks revenge by launching a one-man crime spree, starting with the abduction of his former boss's spoiled daughter. But she soon begins to understand his motives, and becomes his lover and willing accomplice.

Legendary Couple

1995

Legendary Couple poster
6.6

When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks revenge by launching a one-man crime spree, starting with the abduction of his former boss's spoiled daughter. But she soon begins to understand his motives, and becomes his lover and willing accomplice.

Legendary Couple

1995

Troublesome Night poster
5.5

Tales of the supernatural include encounters with ghosts and a man's communication with his dead wife.

Troublesome Night

1997

Touch and Go poster
6.6

A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a world of trouble, as the killer seeks to silence him. Luckily, the vengeful partner of the dead cop is there to help him.

Touch and Go

1991

Troublesome Night 4 poster
4.5

A group of tourists from Hong Kong visit the Philippines on holiday and run into ghosts.

Troublesome Night 4

1998

Troublesome Night 5 poster
5.6

The fifth chapter of the "Troublesome Night" series, this movie is an anthology of three connected stories. Taxi Driver Cheung runs into bad luck when he encounters strange and mysterious customers during his night shift. That same night, his friend and colleague Fat moves to a new home with his wife and son to hide from loan sharks, and his luck turns when he discovers his new home is haunted by a demon, who promises him sudden wealth. Years later, Fat's son is employed as a security officer at a business firm. There, he encounters paranormal activities during his night shift.

Troublesome Night 5

1999

Troublesome Night 3 poster
5.2

Shishedo, a mortician, is grief-stricken when his favorite singer is killed in a car accident. As a result, he vows to help her get the most "appropriate" burial. Afterward, Shishedo disappears and leaves his co-workers to deal with the ghostly aftermath. In the next segment, Gigi wants a memorial service for her departed mother. Seizing the opportunity, Shishedo's co-workers coaxed Gigi into purchasing tons of service materials from them. Upset at the greed, the ghost of Gigi's mother returns to haunt the workers. Lastly, Hung was dumped by her boyfriend Daviv because the thought of her working at the mortuary doesn't appeal to him. When Hung does the unthinkable to escape the pain, Daviv finds himself facing retribution.

Troublesome Night 3

1998

The Young Ones poster
5.4

Two feuding members of the same gang are arrested after a fight with another gang and must stick together while serving time in a juvenile prison.

The Young Ones

1999

The Young Ones poster
5.4

Two feuding members of the same gang are arrested after a fight with another gang and must stick together while serving time in a juvenile prison.

The Young Ones

1999

Invincible poster
7.0

Timid and wimpy triad gangster, Kit, is the right-hand man to gangster Brother Fire, who, in a bid to protect his younger sister Mandy from unwelcome advances, accidentally kills rival gang boss Brother Long's younger brother, Kwong. Brother Fire is sent to prison, leaving Kit to flee to France with Mandy, where Kit joins the French Foreign Legion. While he is away at boot camp, Brother Long sends assassins to kill Mandy. Months later, Kit returns to Hong Kong a tougher more fearless man. Accompanied by new friend Brother Hark, Kit vows revenge against Brother Long.

Invincible

1992

Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny poster
3.0

The Jail having a new comer, Uncle Pui, he got life-time lock up since was charged murder his daughter. He was an owner of BBQ Shop, his daughter Man came from Mainland China, hooked up Pui's student Yat in a short time. But the truth is Man want to cheat all Yat's money. It makes Yat committed suicide. Pui was in great anger and killed Man…

Prison on Fire: Plaintive Destiny

2001

Always Be with You poster
5.7

Taxi driver David, who's doomed after a terminal cancer diagnosis, accidentally kills hotel owner Patrick in a car crash. Patrick's girlfriend takes over his hotel by a lake in Hong Kong, which is soon plagued by serial suicidal incidents.

Always Be with You

2017

The Romance of the Vampires poster
3.8

Love & passion is the name of the game in this romatic vampire thriller. Instead of "I want your blood...", the heart-broken vampire in this story punishes himself by refusing to suck the blood out of his victims.

The Romance of the Vampires

1994

Walk In poster
6.7

The "walk in" of the title refers to one person allowing another's soul to take possession of his body at the time of death.

Walk In

1997

The Three Lustketeers poster
8.0

In this racy comedy, good-for-nothing sex addict Master Tak heads to the Philippines with his aptly named buddies Gay and Fit Man in tow to track down his mother and ask her for a loan.

The Three Lustketeers

1998

Hong Kong Godfather poster
9.7

When the boss of a highly profitable Triad family is forced to flee from Hong Kong, rival gangs swoop in to steal any piece of the action they can. York Koo becomes the family's acting boss, and must do what he can to handle the difficult situation, with mounting pressure from both the Hong Kong police, and rival families.

Hong Kong Godfather

1991

A Killer's Blues poster
10.0

Fourteen years ago, Wai Yat Ming (Ti Lung) went to the US to settle affairs for triad boss Sun (Bao Fang), but ended up in prison. Finally free again, Wai wants to start over with his girlfriend (Olivia Cheng) and adopted daughter (Fennie Yuen), but he finds it hard with Sun's feuding son and nephew, Kit (Mark Cheng) and Chong (Roy Cheung), constantly raising trouble in the gang. Seeing his own misguided past in them, Wai fruitlessly tries to guide them in the right direction. He eventually decides to make a clean break and leave Hong Kong, but Sun's sudden death pulls him back into the violence of the underworld.

A Killer's Blues

1989

Headlines poster
8.0

A rookie reporter is trying to overcome his lack of experience. An uptight reporter is seeking to find the good in people, and willing to forgive and forget the insults of her job. A middle-aged reporter uses his connections through many higher offices to make his stories come together. Dealing with modern journalism, the movie tries to do justice to both sides of the newspaper industry. On one side, the reporters are trying to do a good job in reporting the news, and for some, bringing resolution to problems. On the other side, the "victims" of reporters, who believe they are entitled to their privacy, are preventing the reporters from doing their job.

Headlines

2001

Shanghai Heroic Story poster
9.0

Through much blood, sweat and tears, a young man rises to the top of Shanghai's secret society, but his moment of glory is brief compared to what he has endured.

Shanghai Heroic Story

1992

Shanghai Heroic Story poster
9.0

Through much blood, sweat and tears, a young man rises to the top of Shanghai's secret society, but his moment of glory is brief compared to what he has endured.

Shanghai Heroic Story

1992

The Rules of the Game poster
4.9

David Chow infiltrates a gang to take revenge on a triad boss, Shing. His close friend, Chun, was beaten so brutally by Shing that he was left paralyzed. To add to his pain, David’s crush, Ann, chooses to date Shing instead of him. Therefore, David joins Shing’s gang under the pretense of seeking wealth and a better future. Secretly, he plans his revenge against Shing.

The Rules of the Game

1999

Troublesome Night 17 poster
5.0

Gay has been arrested for possessing drugs and is sent to prison. When Mrs. Lung visits him, she realizes that a demon is following him around, and sends Yan into the prison to help Gay. With the help of the warden, they discover the demon is a vengeful ghost of a woman whose husband was wrongfully imprisoned there, and committed suicide. All she wants to see is his grave, which should be behind the prison. But when they can't find his burial site, she unleashes her pure wrath, and no one is immune from her rage.

Troublesome Night 17

2002