Descendant of the Sun

Dec 16, 1983

1h 24m

★ 4.1

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.

Genres

Action

Fantasy

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

Descendant of the Sun Trailers

Cast

Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Derek Yee

Evil Baby Mo Ying

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Princess

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Prince Regent

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Prime Minister

Yang Chi-Ching

The Devil

Wong Lik

Priest Yuen Jan Ji

Ai Fei

Bao Er

Yeung Ching-Ching

Bei Er

Yau Chui-Ling

Young Shue Sang

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Shue Sang's Foster Father

Ching Miao

Shue Sang's Foster Mother

Lui Hung

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