Descendant of the Sun

Genres

ActionFantasy

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.

Details

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

84 min

Release Date

1983-12-16

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Vote Count

Vote Average

4.1

Cast

Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Derek Yee

Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Ku Kuan-Chung

Evil Baby Mo Ying

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

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

Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

Lam Chi-Tai

Ng Yuen-Fan

Lee Yiu-King

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