Descendant of the Sun

Original title: Ri jie

1983
1h 24m

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Yuen of the celestial has gathered sun light and practiced for 500 years, and now becomes immortal. He descends to the world to prevent the black snake monster from scourging. The insidious ... Read allYuen of the celestial has gathered sun light and practiced for 500 years, and now becomes immortal. He descends to the world to prevent the black snake monster from scourging. The insidious acting king sends people to murder the virtuous princess in order to grasp at authority by... Read allYuen of the celestial has gathered sun light and practiced for 500 years, and now becomes immortal. He descends to the world to prevent the black snake monster from scourging. The insidious acting king sends people to murder the virtuous princess in order to grasp at authority by himself, but the murderers are defeated by Yuen. So the acting king invites the black sna... Read all

Director
- Yuen Chor
Writer
- The Shaw Brothers Creative Group
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5.4/10

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Director
- Yuen Chor
Writer
- The Shaw Brothers Creative Group
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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3/10

Don't waste your time.

First let's start on a positive note: The good news is that like the rest of the recently re-released Shaw Bros. films, this one looks absolutely stunning. Celestial/IVL has been doing not only fans of martial arts films a favor but also fans of cinema in general a favor by releasing these previously unseen films en masse to the public. Sure, some might be disappointing, but only when compared to the excellence of those movies released concurrently. And that's it for the good news, really. Unlike BUDDHA'S PALM, or HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD, or even BATTLE WIZARD, this latest whacked-out swordplay/fantasy movie from Celestial/IVL simply does not deliver the goods. Sure, it has its moments, most of them coming early on, but they are scant. Chu Yuan directs with an aimlessness so powerful it can only be matched by the meanderings of the plot. I say skip it entirely, or at least rent it before buying it blind like I did.