1987Nominee
Best Writing
Prison on Fire
Nam Yin
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Hong Kong, China
June 11, 1953
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1996Nominee
Best Writing
All of a Sudden
1988Nominee
Best Performance
School on Fire
Career Highlights
1989Highlight
Best Performance
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1993Highlight
Best Writing
Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You
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Prison on Fire
All of a Sudden
School on Fire