Descendant of the Sun
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.
Top Billed Cast
Derek Yee
Shue Sang / Yuen Ying
Ku Kuan-Chung
Evil Baby Mo Ying
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Princess
Lung Tien-Hsiang
Prince Regent
Yang Chi-Ching
Prime Minister
Featured Crew
Chor Yuen
Director
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer
Jackie Tang
Special Effects
Tong Kai
Martial Arts Choreographer
Huang Pei-Chih
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Bun
Martial Arts Choreographer
Yuen Wah
Martial Arts Choreographer
File Ip Kwok-Wing
Assistant Director
Lam Wah-Chiu
Director of Photography
Chiu Foo-Keung
Director of Photography
So Jan-Hau
Original Music Composer
Stephen Shing Gam-Wing
Original Music Composer