The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

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

Stars:

Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Pat E. Johnson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pat Morita	...	Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Ralph Macchio	...	Daniel
Pat E. Johnson	...	Referee
Bruce Malmuth	...	Announcer
Eddie Smith	...	Bystander
Martin Kove	...	John Kreese
Garth Johnson	...	Autograph Fan
Brett Johnson	...	Autograph Fan
Will Hunt	...	Postman
Evan James	...	Cab Driver (as Evan Malmuth)
Lee Arnone	...	Stewardess
Sarah Kendall	...	Stewardess #2
Yuji Okumoto	...	Chozen
Joey Miyashima	...	Toshio
Danny Kamekona	...	Sato

Storyline

Picks up where the first movie (Karate Kid) leaves off. Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival that he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean time Daniel encounters a new love and also makes some enemies.

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Plot Keywords:

underdog | island | tropical | downfall | rain | 

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Taglines:

The story continues...

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Genres:

Action | Family | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elisabeth Shue resumed her studies at Harvard shortly after filming the first movie, ending her involvement with the series. She was to have a minor role where she and Daniel break up before she travels to Europe for the summer, but the writers scrapped it. Daniel mentions her briefly in a scene with Miyagi, but other than that, she isn't seen or heard in the film.

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Goofs

After Miyagi fights Chozen and his friends, he runs by a concrete statue to see if Daniel is okay. The statue moves a bit. The next scene shows Chozen kicking this statue and supposedly breaking it.

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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.

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Alternate Versions

To receive a PG certificate UK cinema and video versions were cut by 1 second by the BBFC to remove a groin kick.

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Connections

Featured in Cobra Kai: Fire and Ice (2019)

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Soundtracks

Earth Angel
Written by Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin and Gaynel Hodge
Produced by Freddie Perren
Executive Producer: AMI Productions
Performed by New Edition
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

Fairly okay sequel

The sequel is okay, bringing new characters and settings, but falling short on storyline. I was pretty into the first 3/4 of the movie, but the ending is almost laughable. Less action than the first movie, but a pretty good final battle scene (however illogical).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Karate Kid II

Filming Locations:

20924 Gault St, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,652,336, 22 June 1986

Gross USA:

$115,103,979

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,103,979

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Delphi V Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1