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Descendant of the Sun

41 %|Dec 16, 1983|Action, Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Chor Yuen
Director
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer
Jackie Tang
Special Effects
Tong Kai
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Bun
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Wah
Martial Arts Choreographer
Huang Pei-Chih
Martial Arts Choreographer
File Ip Kwok-Wing
Assistant Director

Cast

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Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
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Ku Kuan-chung
Evil Baby Mo Ying
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Cherie Chung
Princess
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Lung Tien-Hsiang
Prince Regent
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Yang Chi-Ching
Prime Minister
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Wong Lik
The Devil
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Ai Fei
Priest Yuen Jan Ji
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Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Young Shue Sang
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Ching Miao
Shue Sang's Foster Father
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Lui Hung
Shue Sang's Foster Mother
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Kwan Fung
Brother Hung
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Yuen Bun
Prince Regent's Bodyguard
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Yuen Wah
Prince Regent's Bodyguard
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Shum Lo
Royal Painter
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Chin Tsi-Ang
Princess's Maid
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Fung Ming
Carpenter
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Ngai Tim-Choi
Prince Regent's Black Knight
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Wan Seung-Lam
Prince Regent's Black Knight
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Sai Gwa-Pau
Villager