Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- 日劫
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- zh
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Cast
Derek Yee
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Eddie Koo Koon Chung
Evil Baby Mo Ying
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Princess
Lung Tien-Hsiang
Prince Regent
Yang Chi-Ching
Prime Minister
Wong Lik
The Devil
Ai Fei
Priest Yuen Jan Ji
Yeung Ching-Ching
Bao Er
Yau Chui-Ling
Bei Er
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Young Shue Sang
Ching Miao
Shue Sang's Foster Father
Lui Hung
Shue Sang's Foster Mother
Kwan Fung
Brother Hung
Yuen Bun
Prince Regent's Bodyguard
Yuen Wah
Prince Regent's Bodyguard
Wong Mei-Mei
Shum Lo
Royal Painter
Mama Hung
Princess's Maid
Fung Ming
Carpenter
Kong Chuen
Soldier
Production Companies
Shaw Brothers
