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.

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Release Date

December 16, 1983

Status

Released

Original Title

日劫

Runtime

1h 24min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Mandarin, Cantonese

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers