Descendant of the Sun

Name: Descendant of the Sun
Released: 1983
Rating: 48.4
Cast: Cherie Chung, Kuan-chung Ku, Tien Hsiang Lung, Tung-Shing Yee, Miao Ching

1983

Fantasy, Action

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. (IVL)

AKA:

Ri jie

Country:

Hong Kong

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese

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Descendant of the Sun

1983

Fantasy, Action

1h 24m

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hotsake

Rated 28 Nov 2023

It's mindlessly entertaining in a Superman IV kind of way. The effects weren't great but they were inventive and nearly nonstop. I doubt I'd ever be interested in rewatching this.

Rated 28 Nov 2023

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chemical404

Rated 25 Mar 2019

Evil emperor is murdering all stupid-looking babies, so only intelligent people would live in his empire. Everything goes according to this devious plan, until Jesus/Superman steps in, and grandiose battles of supercharged rainbows, colorful explosions and lasers shot from hands ensues. Funny, trippy wuxia pian fantasy, and for once I could follow the plot. As crazy and over-the-top it is, I find it lacking that little something that makes bad movies great.

Rated 25 Mar 2019

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