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Descendant of the Sun
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Descendant of the Sun

1983
Directed byChor Yuen
1h 24m

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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Derek YeeShue Sang / Yuen YingEddie Koo Koon ChungEvil Baby Mo Ying
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Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Princess
Lung Tien-hsiangPrince Regent
Yang Chi-ChingPrime Minister
Wong LikThe Devil
Ai FeiPriest Yuen Jan Ji
Yeung Ching-ChingBao Er
Yau Chui-LingBei Er
Louis Fan Siu-WongYoung Shue Sang
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GENRES
ActionFantasy
STATUSReleased
RATING
4.1

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