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	...	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 kid is back!

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Genres:

Action | Family | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

PG

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Delphi V Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ralph Macchio (Daniel-san) pronounces the word "karate" in a neutral way, similar to how Mr. Miyagi says it. However, in The Karate Kid Part III (1989) he goes back using a more American pronunciation, like he did in the first movie.

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Goofs

When Daniel accidentally knocks over Chozen's scale, Daniel breaks one of the weights, revealing it is fake and prompting the farmers to yell, "So you cheat people!" But this would mean a cheat in the farmers' favor. However, Sato owns the land and may charge a fee to the farmers for how much they produce. If it appeared they produced more than they actually did, the fee to Sato would be greater. However, The weights used are Lead which is heavier than iron so this would net a gain for Sato. Example, if they offer to buy 10lbs of rice from a farmer but the counter weight they use is actually 12lbs then they are getting 12lbs for the price of 10lbs.

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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

Followed by The Next Karate Kid (1994)

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Soundtracks

Let Me at 'Em
Written by Richard Wolf and Wayne Perkins
Produced by Richard Wolf
Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon (as Southside Johnny)
Courtesy of Mirage Records

User Reviews

They should have ended the Kid chronicles with this one

The Karate Kid part II should have been the end of the Karate Kid Story. It was an excellent film and the story was a perfect conclusion to the Daniel/Myagi friendship. The heroine Kumiko was perfect for Daniel and in my imagination he stays with her and Myagi stays with his love from childhood and then both of them bring their ladies to the states. KK III was awful and the Next Karate Kid was just idiotic. These lame sequels don't come close to this installment which should have been the last or at least, if a third installment was going to be done, it could of had the couples form the KKII and their new lives back in the states. I love Karate Kid stories and in my imagination the story ends with this wonderful sequel