---
name: "Michael Liu"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liu-yin"
fi1m_id: "liu-yin"
imdb_id: "nm8824222"
tmdb_id: 1926589
wikidata_id: "Q123518592"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 March 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T16:43:24.442855+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Liu

## Identity

Michael Liu

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/liu-yin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** liu-yin
- **IMDb ID:** nm8824222
- **TMDB ID:** 1926589
- **Wikidata ID:** Q123518592
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123518592, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8824222/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1926589

Cinematographer. Born 1 March 1986 in Yantai, Shandong, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 March 1986, Yantai, Shandong, China
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Also known as:** Liu Yin, 刘寅
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Bu Yu](https://film.one/person/bu-yu.md), [Frant Gwo](https://film.one/person/frant-gwo.md), [Gong Geer](https://film.one/person/gong-geer.md), [Jia Ling](https://film.one/person/jia-ling.md), [Liu Kailuo](https://film.one/person/liu-kailuo.md), [Sha Yi](https://film.one/person/sha-yi.md), [Sun Jibin](https://film.one/person/sun-jibin.md), [Wu Jing](https://film.one/person/wu-jing.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123518592, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8824222/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1926589

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Wandering Earth II*](https://film.one/film/the-wandering-earth-ii.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Liu, also credited as Liu Yin or 刘寅, is a Chinese cinematographer. He studied cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy and later apprenticed under Oscar-winning cinematographer Peter Pau.

Liu has worked as director of photography on *The Wandering Earth* (2019), *The Sacrifice* (2020), *Hi, Mom* (2021), *The Wandering Earth II* (2023) and *Yolo* (2024). He received a Golden Lotus Best Cinematography Award nomination for *The Sacrifice* and was elected to the American Society of Cinematographers in 2025.

*Sources: imdb.com, theasc.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Wandering Earth II* (2023), Fi1m 62, as Zhou Zhezhi's Bodyguard — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wandering-earth-ii.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *Yolo* (2024), Fi1m 48, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/yolo.md)
- *Hi, Mom* (2021), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/hi-mom.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Legend Hunters* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Inside the Wandering Earth Ⅱ* (2024), as 自己
- *Yolo* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/yolo.md)
- *Seven Killings* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Wandering Earth II* (2023), as Zhou Zhezhi's Bodyguard · Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wandering-earth-ii.md)
- *Mozart from Space* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Hi, Mom* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/hi-mom.md)
- *The Sacrifice* (2020), Director of Photography
- *A Journey To The Seaside* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Wandering Earth* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Insanity* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Run for Love* (2016), Director of Photography
- *My Old Classmate* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Special ID* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Lee's Adventures* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Pubescence* (2011), as Photo Retouching

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