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.
| Release Date | December 16, 1983 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 日劫 | |
| Runtime | 1h 24min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Mandarin, Cantonese | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | Hong Kong | |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers | |