Descendant of the Sun
1 hour 24 minutes1983-12-16
4.2
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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.
Cast
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Ku Kuan-Chung
Evil Baby Mo Ying
Cherie Chung
Princess
Lung Tien-Hsiang
Prince Regent
Yang Chi-Ching
Prime Minister
Wong Lik
The Devil
Ai Fei
Priest Yuen Jan Ji
Yeung Ching-Ching
Bao Er
Yau Chui-Ling
Bei Er
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Young Shue Sang
Ching Miao
Shue Sang's foster-father
Lui Hung
Shue Sang's Foster Mother
Kwan Fung
Brother Hung
Yuen Bun
Prince Regent's bodyguard
Yuen Wah
Prince Regent's bodyguard
Shum Lo
Royal Painter
Chin Tsi-Ang
Princess's maid
Fung Ming
Carpenter
Ngai Tim-Choi
Prince Regent's black knight
Wan Seung-Lam
Prince Regent's black knight
Wang Han-Chen
Villager
Sai Gwa-Pau
Villager
