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Descendant of the Sun
Release Date: December 16, 1983
| Year | : | 1983 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Action, Fantasy |
| Production Companies | : | Shaw Brothers |
| Director | : | Chor Yuen |
| Producers | : | Mona Fong |
| Writers | : | |
| RunTime | : | 84 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Character : Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Ku Kuan-Chung
Character : Evil Baby Mo Ying
Cherie Chung
Character : Princess
Lung Tien-Hsiang
Character : Prince Regent
Yang Chi-Ching
Character : Prime Minister
Wong Lik
Character : The Devil
Ai Fei
Character : Priest Yuen Jan Ji
Yeung Ching-Ching
Character : Bao Er
Yau Chui-Ling
Character : Bei Er
Fan Siu-wong
Character : Young Shue Sang
Ching Miao
Character : Shue Sang's foster-father
Lui Hung
Character : Shue Sang's Foster Mother
Kwan Fung
Character : Brother Hung
Yuen Bun
Character : Prince Regent's bodyguard
Yuen Wah
Character : Prince Regent's bodyguard
Shum Lo
Character : Royal Painter
Mama Hung
Character : Princess's maid
Fung Ming
Character : Carpenter
Ngai Tim-Choi
Character : Prince Regent's black knight
Wan Seung-Lam
Character : Prince Regent's black knight
Wang Han-Chen
Character : Villager
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