Descendant of the Sun

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 24m

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Release Date

16 Dec 1983

Country

Hong Kong

Language

Cantonese, Mandarin

Streaming On
Eternal Family
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