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.
Stars: Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Ku Kuan-Chung, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Lung Tien-Hsiang, Yang Chi-Ching, Wong Lik
Crew: Chor Yuen (Director), Mona Fong Yat-Wah (Producer), Jackie Tang (Special Effects), Huang Pei-Chih (Martial Arts Choreographer), Yuen Bun (Martial Arts Choreographer), Tong Kai (Martial Arts Choreographer)
Country: Hong Kong
Language: 普通话, 广州话 / 廣州話
Studio: Shaw Brothers
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 16, 1983
IMDb: 6.9
