Descendant of the Sun
1983 · Movie · 84 min. · Hong Kong
Celebrated director Yuen Chor helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules in a old style martial art film. Tung-Shing 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.
Direction Chor Yuen
Cast Derek Yee · Cherie Chung · Yeung Ching-Ching · Cheng Miu · Ku Kuan-chung · Patrick Ling · Lung Tien-Hsiang · Yau Chui-Ling · Yuen Wah
Soundtrack Stephen Shing · Su Chen-Hou
Screenplay Shaw Brothers
Cinematography Lam Chiu · Chiu Foo-Keung
Original title Ri jie
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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