The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters created by)
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

This time, the combat is real.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Karate | Mentor | Sequel | Teacher Student Relationship | Master

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Pat Morita	...	Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Ralph Macchio	...	Daniel LaRusso
Pat E. Johnson	...	Referee
Bruce Malmuth	...	Announcer
Eddie Smith	...	Bystander
Martin Kove	...	John Kreese
Garth Johnson	...	Autograph Fan #1
Brett Johnson	...	Autograph Fan #2
Will Hunt	...	Postman
Evan Malmuth	...	Cab Driver
Lee Arnone	...	Stewardess #1
Sarah Kendall	...	Stewardess #2
Yuji Okumoto	...	Chozen
Joey Miyashima	...	Toshio
Danny Kamekona	...	Sato
Raymond Ma	...	Cab Driver in Okinawa
George O'Hanlon Jr.	...	Soldier
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Kumiko
Nobu McCarthy	...	Yukie
Charlie Tanimoto	...	Miyagi's Father
Tsuruko Ohye	...	Village Woman
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad	...	Ichiro
Marc Hayashi	...	Taro
Robert Fernandez	...	Watchman
Natalie N. Hashimoto	...	Kumiko's Street Friend
Diana Mar	...	Girl in Video Store
B.D. Wong	...	Boy on Street (as Bradd Wong)
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	...	G.I. #1
Michael Morgan	...	G.I. #2
Jack Eiseman	...	G.I. #3
Jeffrey Rogers	...	G.I. #4
Aaron Seville	...	G.I. #5
Wes Chong	...	Sato's Houseman
Traci Toguchi	...	Girl Bell Ringer
William Zabka	...	Johnny Lawrence - returning as The Cobras
Chad McQueen	...	Dutch - returning as The Cobras
Tony O'Dell	...	Jimmy - returning as The Cobras
Ron Thomas	...	Bobby Brown - returning as The Cobras
Rob Garrison	...	Tommy - returning as The Cobras

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Mark Kamen		characters created by
Robert Mark Kamen		written by

Produced by
William J. Cassidy	....	associate producer
Susan Ekins	....	associate producer (as Susan E. Ekins)
R.J. Louis	....	executive producer
Karen Trudy Rosenfelt	....	associate producer
Jerry Weintraub	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
James Crabe

Film Editing by
John G. Avildsen
David Garfield
Jane Kurson

Casting by
Caro Jones

Production Design by
William J. Cassidy

Art Direction by
William F. Matthews

Set Decoration by
Lee Poll

Costume Design by
Mary Malin

Makeup Department
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	key makeup artist (as John Elliott)
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup department head
Stephen Elsbree	....	hair stylist
Jim Kail	....	makeup artist (as James R. Kail)
Cheri Ruff	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Howard Pine	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director
Christine Larson	....	second second assistant director
Dennis Maguire	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sam Gordon	....	property master
Robert Ikeda	....	set dresser (as Bobby Ikeda)
William James Teegarden	....	set designer (as Jim Teagarden)
Michael Van Dyke	....	construction foreman: Hawaii
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker foreman
Hendrik Wynands	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Jim Bullock	....	foley editor
Blake R. Cornett	....	first assistant sound editor
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doreen A. Dixon	....	supervising adr editor
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Holsen	....	sound editor
Jay Kamen	....	adr editor
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	foley mixer
William J. Randall Jr.	....	sound mixer
William M. Randall Jr.	....	cable person
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	cable person: supplemental unit
David Stafford	....	boom operator
Martha Burns Holsen	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects foreman
Walter Dion	....	special effects
Paul Haines	....	special effects
Al Wininger	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Linda Arvidson	....	stunts
Erik Felix	....	stunts
Mike Hassett	....	stunts
Roger Ito	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Bill Ryusaki)
Pat E. Johnson	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Nijel	....	assistant fight coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Denault	....	camera operator
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera
Brad Edmiston	....	first assistant camera
O.T. Henderson	....	dolly grip
John Lubin	....	best boy
John Lubin	....	grip
Ross A. Maehl	....	gaffer
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
James M. Sheppherd	....	key grip
Stephen St. John	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen St. John	....	camera operator
Ron Veto	....	key grip: stunt unit
Phil Walker	....	best boy
Mario Zavala	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eddie Marks	....	costume supervisor: men
Elizabeth Pine	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson	....	first assistant editor
Reid Burns	....	color timer
Karen Kory	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Brooks Arthur	....	music supervisor
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Masakazu Yoshizawa	....	musician
Julie Giroux	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Alan Falco	....	transportation coordinator
Harry Ueshiro	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Peter Benoit	....	unit publicist
Pete Corral	....	location manager (as William 'Pete" Corral)
Paul De Rolf	....	choreographer
Jose De Vega	....	choreographer
Jennifer Erskine	....	assistant to Jerry Weintraub
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant to director (as Joyce Fetherolf)
Zenko Heshiki	....	technical advisor
Adam Hill	....	breakaway statue caster: Paramount Studios
Jeannie Jeha	....	production coordinator
Pat E. Johnson	....	martial arts choreographer
Dan Malmuth	....	assistant to director (as Daniel Malmuth)
Marshall Schlom	....	script supervisor
Doug Seelig	....	assistant to director (as Douglas Seelig)
Stephanie Spangler	....	location scout
Yasukazu Takushi	....	technical advisor
Jamie Weintraub	....	assistant to Jerry Weintraub
Jody Weintraub	....	assistant to Jerry Weintraub
Julie Weintraub	....	assistant to Jerry Weintraub
Lynette Katselas	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Delphi V Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner-Columbia (1986) (Austria) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

O`ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Some scenes cut from the original script include a scene introducing a mysterious character named Webster Miyagi who waits for Miyagi outside the tournament building, to whom Miyagi reacts in an uncomfortable manner, and also a scene of Daniel and Ali breaking up because of Ali leaving for Europe for the summer.

Goofs:

Plot holes: In the movie Chozen is hassling some farmers who he is apparently buying produce from. Daniel falls on to the scales and one of the weights breaks in half and turns out to be a fake. This however makes no sense as Chozen would only be fooling himself. The weights would need to be heavier in order for him to fool the farmers.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[after Daniel has won his first tournament]
Daniel: Hey Mr. Miyagi, you know I've been thinking.
Mr. Miyagi: About what, Daniel-San?
Daniel: That we should come up with some kind of strategy.
Mr. Miyagi: For what?
Daniel: My future, my whole tournament career.
Mr. Miyagi: Miyagi already have one.
Daniel: Really? What is it?
Mr. Miyagi: Early retirement.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Karate Kid (1984)

Soundtrack:

THIS IS THE TIME

As good as the first

Rarely does a sequel live up to the original. This movie is one of my personal favorites. It has taught me many lessons that I still hold dear. They don't make them like this anymore.

I enjoyed the fight scenes. They were handled well. It was an interesting plot to see Mr. Myagi go back to face his old friend. A story of love and friendship that turned to bitter hate over that love. And of how true friendship and true love never really die, as Mr. Myagi saves Sato, even as Sato is cursing him with every filthy insult he can think of ( it's a PG movie, though, so instead of the profane and filth, you hear things like " lower than a snake's belly " and " no honor " instead of the more colorful words we hear in movies these days. )

I loved Mr. Myagi's response to what Daniel asked in the airport. Daniel sees a poster of a karate guy breaking a board and asks if Mr. Myagi can do that. Myagi's response? " Don't know. Never been attacked by tree. "

Live or die, man??? DIE! Wrong!! ( Honk!!! )

Priceless and timeless...