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.
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Descendant Of The Sun (1983) Shaw Brothers **Official Trailer** 日劫
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Cast
Derek Yee
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Eddie Koo Koon 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
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