

Descendant of the Sun
1983 Directed by Chor YuenCelebrated 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.
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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
Director
...........................................................Chor Yuen
Producer
...........................................................Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Assistant Director
...........................................................File Ip Kwok-Wing
Special Effects
...........................................................Jackie Tang
Martial Arts Choreographer
...........................................................Huang Pei-Chih
Yuen Bun
Tong Kai
Production Companies
...................................................Shaw Brothers
Production Countries
........................................................Hong Kong
Spoken Languages
....................................................普通话
广州话 / 廣州話
Genres
....................................................Action
Fantasy
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