The Karate Kid, Part II
Daniel accompanies his mentor to Okinawa who is off to see his dying father and confront his old rival, while Daniel inadvertently makes an enemy of his own.
- Director:John G. Avildsen
- Genre:Action / Family / Sport
- Runtime:108 minutes
Cast
Pat Morita : Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita)
Ralph Macchio : Daniel LaRusso
Pat E. Johnson : Referee
Bruce Malmuth : Announcer
Eddie Smith : Bystander
The Karate Kid, Part II picks up immediately following Daniel’s victory at the tournament.
As Daniel and Miyagi are getting ready to leave, they witness an altercation between Kreese and Daniel’s former rival, Johnny Lawrence. Infuriated about the loss, Kreese kicks Johnny off his sparring team and breaks his second-place trophy into pieces. When Johnny, disgusted with Kreese’s cutthroat tactics protests angrily, Kreese puts him in a headlock, swatting away his fellow Cobra Kais who come to his rescue. Miyagi orders Kreese to leave Johnny alone, but Kreese retorts with a racial slur. Miyagi pulls a gasping Johnny away from Kreese’s grip, prompting Kreese to take two shots at Miyagi. As Miyagi ducks away from Kreese’s moves, Kreese punches his fists through two car windows. When it appears that Miyagi is about to deliver a fatal strike to Kreese, he stops short of his nose, honking it instead and then walking away. As they leave, Miyagi imparts a lesson on Daniel: “For person with no forgiveness in heart, living worse punishment than death.”
The film picks up six months later shortly after Daniel’s senior prom. Daniel receives several pieces of bad news, having been dumped by Ali and learned that his mother will move to Fresno for work. Miyagi takes Daniel to his backyard and restores the boy’s focus by having him build a new wing for Miyagi’s house. This architectural work has a hidden side: It is revealed that Daniel is building a guest room for himself, Miyagi having arranged for Daniel to live with him while his mother goes to Fresno.
Miyagi receives a letter telling him his father is dying. Miyagi intends to return to Okinawa alone, but Daniel uses part of his college savings to accompany him. Arriving in Okinawa, they are confronted by Miyagi’s old friend, Sato (Danny Kamekona) and his favorite nephew, Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). They were once best friends who studied karate under Miyagi’s father, but became rivals because they loved the same woman, Yukie (Nobu McCarthy). Miyagi fled Okinawa to avoid a fight to the death with Sato. Read more
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