Descendant of the Sun (1983)

12/16/1983 (HK) • 1h 24m

Action, Fantasy

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Derek Yee

Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Ku Kuan-Chung

Evil Baby Mo Ying

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Prince Regent

Yang Chi-Ching

Prime Minister

Wong Lik

The Devil

Ai Fei

Priest Yuen Jan Ji


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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

martial arts

solar eclipse

superhuman strength

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