Descendant of the Sun
1983 · 84 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 108 VOTES · DIR. Chor Yuen
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 940 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:57 There are many ancient legends in the world
00:03:31 he has been fighting against...
00:09:12 Dad, isn't today mom's birthday?
00:12:00 Because you're different now
00:14:32 Wait, if it's a carpenter you want
00:17:45 Do you want to lose your head?
00:19:31 You are good...
00:21:14 I know how to rear birds
00:23:49 then we'll have a nation
00:26:55 Uncle, after I'm gone
00:29:07 Apart from rearing birds
00:32:25 It's you?
00:33:44 Come, men
00:40:40 I will be liberated
00:46:30 Princess, you cannot keep being despondent
00:47:53 Look at him
00:49:22 Lift your leg
00:50:58 Die for him
00:52:37 We'll use two sturdy Persian ropes
00:54:08 How can I find you?
00:57:30 is something you'll never understand
01:06:31 Come on, take your best shot
01:11:46 It is a crisis of the sun which
01:20:36 There's light
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed940
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:20:36
Production Record
DirectorChor Yuen
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes108