Released:
1983-12-16

Overview:
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.

Director:
Chor Yuen

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Action, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Derek Yee
  as
  Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
• 
  Eddie Koo Koon Chung
  as
  Evil Baby Mo Ying
• 
  Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
  as
  Princess
• 
  Lung Tien-Hsiang
  as
  Prince Regent
• 
  Yang Chi-Ching
  as
  Prime Minister