Descendant of the Sun

4.1 / 10

(4 votes)

Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style martial art film. Derek Yee is a magic solar baby sent Earthbound by a benevolent god, raised by an old carpenter, has martial art superpowers and "green kryptonite" loses them during solar eclipses. That's when the evil baby counterpart shows up. Demon-paced martial arts action by Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates Yuan Pin and Yuen Hua compliments Toho Studio style special optical effects.

Country:

Hong Kong

Genre:

Action,

Fantasy

Duration:

84 minutes

Year:

1983

Director:

Chor Yuen

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Company:

Shaw Brothers

Cast:
Derek Yee

Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Evil Baby Mo Ying

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Princess

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Prince Regent

Yang Chi-Ching

Prime Minister

Crew:
Chor Yuen

Director

Mona Fong Yat-Wah

Producer

Jackie Tang

Special Effects

Huang Pei-Chih

Martial Arts Choreographer

Yuen Bun

Martial Arts Choreographer