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Descendant of the Sun (1983)

Descendant of the Sun (1983)

Action Fantasy
Release Date: 1983, December 16
Directors: Chor Yuen
Countries: Hong Kong
Production: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Sai Gwa-Pau, Yuen Wah, Eddie Koo Koon Chung, Mama Hung, Wong Chi-Ming, Got Ping, Yuen Bun, Tam Bo, Wang Han-Chen, To Wai-Wo, Hung San-Nam, Derek Yee

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

martial arts solar eclipse superhuman strength