Descendant of the Sun
Descendant of the Sun

Descendant of the Sun

4.1(4 votes)
1983
1h 24m
Action
Fantasy

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.

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Derek Yee

Derek Yee

Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Ku Kuan-Chung

Ku Kuan-Chung

Evil Baby Mo Ying

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Princess

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Prince Regent

Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Prime Minister

Wong Lik

Wong Lik

The Devil

Ai Fei

Ai Fei

Priest Yuen Jan Ji

Yeung Ching-Ching

Yeung Ching-Ching

Bao Er

Yau Chui-Ling

Yau Chui-Ling

Bei Er

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Young Shue Sang

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