Descendant of the Sun
movie
Released December 16, 1983
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.
Cast
Derek Yee
as
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Eddie Koo Koon Chung
as
Evil Baby Mo Ying
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
as
Princess
Lung Tien-Hsiang
as
Prince Regent
Yang Chi-Ching
as
Prime Minister
Wong Lik
as
The Devil
Ai Fei
as
Priest Yuen Jan Ji
Yeung Ching-Ching
as
Bao Er
Yau Chui-Ling
as
Bei Er
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
as
Young Shue Sang
Ching Miao
as
Shue Sang's Foster Father
Lui Hung
as
Shue Sang's Foster Mother
Crew
Chor Yuen
as
Director
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
as
Producer
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Jackie Tang
as
Special Effects
Huang Pei-Chih
as
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Bun
as
Martial Arts Choreographer
Tong Kai
as
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Wah
as
Martial Arts Choreographer
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File Ip Kwok-Wing
as
Assistant Director
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Lam Wah-Chiu
as
Director of Photography
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Chiu Foo-Keung
as
Director of Photography
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So Jan-Hau
as
Original Music Composer
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Stephen Shing Gam-Wing
as
Original Music Composer