Descendant of the Sun

Descendant of the Sun

84 mins | Action, Fantasy | Dec. 16, 1983

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.

Descendant of the Sun

84 mins | Action, Fantasy | Dec. 16, 1983

Descendant of the Sun
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 日劫
Directors Chor Yuen
Writers

Cast

Derek Yee Tung-Sing

as Shue Sang / Yuen Ying

Ku Kuan-Chung

as Evil Baby Mo Ying

Cherie Chung

as Princess

Lung Tien-Hsiang

as Prince Regent

Yeung Chi-Hing

as Prime Minister

Wong Lik

as The Devil

Ngaai Fei

as Priest Yuen Jan Ji

Yeung Ching-Ching

as Bao Er

Yau Chui-Ling

as Bei Er

Fan Siu-wong

as Young Shue Sang

Miao Ching

as Shue Sang's foster-father

Lui Hung

as Shue Sang's Foster Mother

Kwan Fung

as Brother Hung

Yuen Bun

as Prince Regent's bodyguard

Yuen Wah

as Prince Regent's bodyguard

Shum Lo

as Royal Painter

Mama Hung

as Princess's maid

Fung Ming

as Carpenter

Ngai Tim-Choi

as Prince Regent's black knight

Wan Seung-Lam

as Prince Regent's black knight

Wang Han-Chen

as Villager