Descendant of the Sun (1983)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1983-12-16
Runtime: 84 minutes
Director: Chor Yuen
Top Cast
- Derek Yee as Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
- Eddie Koo Koon Chung as Evil Baby Mo Ying
- Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Princess
- Lung Tien-Hsiang as Prince Regent
- Yang Chi-Ching as Prime Minister
- Wong Lik as The Devil
- Ai Fei as Priest Yuen Jan Ji
- Yeung Ching-Ching as Bao Er
- Yau Chui-Ling as Bei Er
- Louis Fan Siu-Wong as Young Shue Sang
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