The Karate Kid Part 2 (1986) Movie | Ralph Macchio & Noriyuki "Pat" Morita | Review & Facts

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the sequel to The 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part the two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompanies his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for a sequel began immediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July 1985 principal photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid part 2 was theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film received mixed reviews with critics praising Marita's performance as well as the new location and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing 100 to 30 $ million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Part 3 was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious John crza attacks his student JY Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenes and passively immobilizes CR he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks cree's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated CR and Cobra Kai behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to accompany him back to okanawa upon arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen taguchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sat's warehouses and reveals that he is sato's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverishing the other villagers they are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him three days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family's karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum technique a counter striking karate move that Daniel begins to practice Daniel and Kumiko begin to develop a romance Daniel unintentionally exposes corruption in chosen grocery business during an encounter in the village chosen accuses Daniel of insulting his honor and they have a series of confrontations the feud escalates when Chosen and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize miyagi's family property but Miyagi fends them off he and Daniel Plan to return home before the situation worsens but Sato threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to fight Miyagi finally agrees on the condition that Sato relinquishes land ownership to the villagers describing it as a small price to pay for Honor Sato reluctantly agrees on the day of the fight a typhoon strikes The Village forcing everyone to seek shelter sat's Dojo collapses leaving him trapped in the wreckage Miyagi and Daniel rush to rescue him and Daniel later Ventures back out to save a child trapped on a nearby Bell Tower Sato orders chosen to help but when he refuses satto rushes to assist Daniel himself he publicly shames his nephew and disowns him and enraged chosen runs off into the storm in disgrace the next day Sato returns asking for miyagi's forgiveness he vows to help rebuild the village and relinquish the title to the villagers he also agrees to host the Oban Festival in a nearby ceremonial Castle inviting Daniel to join during the celebration a vengeful chosen zip lines into the presentation and takes Kumiko hostage demanding to fight Daniel to the death Daniel fights bravely but is eventually overwhelmed by chosen Miyagi Sato and the crowd respond by twisting denden daos in unison inspiring Daniel to utilize the drum technique to defeat chosen Daniel grabs the vanquished Chosen and threatens to end his life chosen urges Daniel to kill him but remembering how Miyagi handled Cree earlier Daniel instead playfully tweaks chosen nose and drops him to the ground the onlookers cheer as Daniel and Kumo Embrace cast Ralph maio as Daniel laruso Pat Marita as Mr Miagi nou McCarthy as Yuki Tamlin tamita as Kumiko Danny kamona as sat [Music] Yuji okumoto as chosen toi Charlie tanimoto as Miyagi chojun box office The Karate Kid Part SE two opened in w y 323 theaters across North America on June 20th 1986 in its opening weekend the film ranked first in its domestic box office grossing 12,000 cpon 336 with an average of 9,603 per theater the film earned 20, to meet senon 510 in its opening week and ended its run earning a total of 1 $979 domestically critical response the film had a mixed response from critics at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 47% approval rating with an average score of five out of 10 based on 34 reviews the website's critical consensus reads like countless sequels the karate kit part shoe 2 tries upping the stakes without straying too far from formula and suffers diminishing returns as a result Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the season a score of 55 out of 100 based on nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews audiences responded more positively Cinema score reported that film goers gave gave the film an average grade of a on an A+ to f scale hate it or love it there is no denying that the karate kit 2 is a strange sequel we knew this to be true as kids but rather than appreciate the huge Chance the movie takes in Shifting the story almost entirely from Daniel to Mr Miyagi I think most of us were just confused at how far it Strays from the tone and setting of the original the 1987 sequel to Smash Hit The Karate Kid returns Miyagi to his Japanese roots and tells the deeply adult story of The Fallout from his decades old life-altering decision to flee okanawa rather than stay and fight his best friend to the death for the hand of a Woman They both love it's an extremely impactful and emotional story that feels more like a Karate Kid spin-off than a sequel most of the story Stakes were lost on me as a seven-year-old s played by gr voice Danny kamona holds on to the aformentioned death by combat Grudge for 40 years his commitment to feuding with Miyagi is the film's key plot point it too went right over my head as a kid I distinctly remember wondering why the two old guys can't just just get along and why the Karate Kid Never does karate until the literal end speaking of which the conflict between Daniel and the mustache twirling chosen played By Yuji okamoto is weightless in comparison to that of Miyagi Sato and the movie makes the Curious decision to turn the climax of their battle into a literal joke the general consensus is that The Karate Kid 2 is a lesser film than the original and for younger audiences it's easy to understand why there isn't any karate until the beginning of the Final Act and essentially all of the dramatic heft in the first hour is conveyed via dialogue between a quietly wistful Miyagi and doe Daniel for anyone under the age of 15 there simply isn't much happening in this film that Fe features the words karate and kid in the title that all being said I enjoyed my recent rewatch more than any previous viewing it's hard to believe that this chosen is the same guy from season 3 of Cobra Kai if nothing else it's a reminder that each day is an opportunity to be and do [Music] better The Karate Kid part two isn't any better than part one but it is almost as good and that makes it well worth seeing for the whole family if there are some unfortunates out there who missed the first movie this one even gives you a quick but adequate synopsis The Faults of the earlier movie are still in evidence there's loads of sentimentality and almost too much contrivance part two even calls up a convenient hurricane the plot is just as implausible and the good and bad guys are just as quickly identifiable but the two stars are also just as charming and the dialogue is as witty this makes for a satisfying story nonetheless after surprising everyone to become Valley karate champion at the end of part part one and the beginning of part two Daniel say makio comes upon some hard times becoming bereft of his girlfriend and temporarily his mom however that makes him free to accompany his teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to the older man's home in Okinawa it seems that when Mr Miyagi I can't call him just Miyagi as He's listed in the credits left home 40 years ago he sparked a feud his opponent and former best friend Sato Danny kimona has been busy all these years amassing an enormous fortune and waiting to appease his wounded Pride by fighting Mr Miyagi this movie is much more Mr miyagi's story than Daniel's we see his ancestral home in the dojo where his father taught him karate we can really appreciate the influences which molded this extraordinary character in constructing the engrossing story for their sequel however the movie makers have had to engage in some narrative gymnastics for the most part these tricks aren't objectionable but a few do linger in the back of your mind Daniel and his right side of the tracks girlfriend played by Elizabeth Shu in part one made such an appealing couple I hate losing her with just a quick line about her falling for a college football [Music] player Daniel's romantic interest in part to newcomer Tommy tamita is pretty but somehow I never quite buy the relationship the way I did in the first movie now Mr miyagi's romantic interest here is different it adds even more poignance and warmth to his character but it also involves a certain inconsistency one of the most moving scenes in part one showed Daniel discovering how Mr Miyagi lost his wife ironically while he was winning medals in Europe during World War II she died in childbirth in an inter interment Camp due to a lack of medical attention now in part two nothing is said about her and Yuki noou McCarthy is presented as the one true love of Mr miyagi's life this is not an absurd or impossible situation to be sure but I would have appreciated some acknowledgement of his wife's fate out of respect or something I guess this uneasiness shows how much I feel for these characters they seem like real people to me but these quibbles should deter no one who liked part one from seeing part two it's a delightful movie with enough action and karate to keep the younger set interested and a meaty story for the grown-ups The Karate Kid part 2 was released on June 20th 1986 and picks up immediately after the end of the original film but then we fast forward to 6 months later and we see Daniel laruso Ralph machio and Mr Miyagi Nory Yuki Pat Moria traveling to Mr miyagi's Home Country to see ail father and confront his past I'm going to start off by saying that this movie is nowhere near as good as the first movie and neither are the following movies for that matter this film isn't bad by any means it just doesn't have that special element that made the first film a classic The Karate Kid Part Two takes place mainly on okanawa Japan Mr miyagi's home country where he immediately gets into trouble because of past events with a former friend Sato Danny kamona who is out to fight him and revenge due to this s starts to terrorize Mr miyagi's Village unless he agrees to fight him hands down the best thing about this film is the performance and Chemistry Between Pat Marita and Ralph makio they are what brings light to the film but Pat Marita in particular stole this movie he showed deaf and emotion to his character that I was intrigued about the character's motive and backstory Marita gave such a Powerhouse performance on a different note one if the more weaker story arcs that didn't improve the movie it just made it okay is we have another love interest for Daniel since Ali fell in love with some guy at UCLA and Elizabeth Shu wanted to focus on school so that contributed but this time around the love interest is Kumo played by Tamlin tamita and she was meh I didn't feel any chemistry between her and makio and I wasn't invested in the romance that I didn't care I'd say it was the weakest element of The Karate Kid Part Two the final showdown was fun not as entertaining as laruso going up against cobai but it wasn't boring just little fun fight scene the k Kid part 2 isn't a bad movie by any means but it ain't great it's filled with great performances from Pat Marita and Ralph maio gave more heart in depth to Mr Miyagi fun karate fights but the romance was dull the villain wasn't anywhere near as entertaining as John cree and Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai and it's not even close as good as the far superior original film at the end it's a fun movie with its flaws but is easily overshadowed by its predecessor The Karate Kid Part 2 is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Cayman and directed by John G ailson it is the second installment in the Karate Kid franchise and the sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part the two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompanies his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for his sequel began immediately mediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July 1985 principal photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid Part Two was the theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film received mixed reviews with critics praising morita's performance as well as the new location and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing $1 to30 million worldwide making it one one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Part 3 was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious John crza attacks his student joonie Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenous and passively immobilizes ca he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks cree's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated cre and Cobra Kai behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to accompany him back to okanawa upon arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen Uchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sat's warehouses and reveals that he is sat's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverishing the other villagers they are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him three days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family's karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum technique a counter striking karate move that Daniel begins to practice Daniel and Kumiko begin to develop a romance Daniel unintentionally exposes corruption in chosen grocery business during an encounter in the village chosen accuses Daniel of insulting his honor and they have a series of confrontations the feud escalates when Chosen and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize miyagi's family property but Miyagi fends them off he and Daniel Plan to return home before the situation worsens but Sato threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to fight Miyagi finally agrees on the condition that Sato relinquishes land ownership to the villagers describing it as a small price to pay for Honor Sato reluctantly agrees on the day of the fight a typhoon strikes The Village forcing everyone to seek shelter sato's Dojo collapses leaving him trapped in the wreckage miag and Daniel rush to rescue him and Daniel later Ventures back out to save a child trapped on a nearby Bell Tower Sato orders chosen to help but when he refuses Sato rushes to assist Daniel himself he publicly shames his nephew and disowns him an enraged chosen runs off into the storm in disgrace the next day Sato returns asking for me Yi's forgiveness he vows to help rebuild the village and relinquish the title to the villagers he also agrees to host the Oban Festival in a nearby ceremonial Castle inviting Daniel to join during the celebration a vengeful chosen zip lines into the presentation and takes Kumiko hostage demanding to fight Daniel to the death Daniel fights bravely but is eventually over overwhelmed by chosen Miyagi Sato and the crowd respond by twisting denden dios in unison inspiring Daniel to utilize the drum technique to defeat chosen Daniel grabs the vanquished Chosen and threatens to end his life chosen urges Daniel to kill him but remembering how Miyagi handled crease earlier Daniel instead playfully tweaks chosen nose and drops him to the ground round the onlookers cheer as Daniel and Kumo Embrace cast Ralph makio as Daniel laruso Pat Marita as Mr Miyagi nou McCarthy as Yuki Tamlin t as Kumiko Danny kamona as Sato Yugi okumoto has chosen to Gucci Charlie tanimoto as Miyagi chojun box office The Karate Kid Part 2 opened in Walt y 323 theaters across North America on June 20th 1986 in its opening weekend the film ranked first in its domestic box office grossing 12,000 336 with an average of 963 per theater the film earned 20 me s in 50010 in its opening week and ended its run earning a total of one fome H $979 domestically critical response the film had a mixed response from critics at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 47% approval rating with an average score of 5 out of 10 based on 34 reviews the website's critical consensus reads like countless sequels The Karate Kid Park shoot two tries upping the stakes without straying too far from formula and suffers diminishing returns as a result Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the season a score of 55 out of 100 based on nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews audiences responded more positively Cinema score reported that filmgoers gave the film an average grade of a on an A+ to FS scale hate it or love it there is no denying that the karate kit 2 is a strange sequel we knew this to be true as kids but rather than appreciate the huge Chance the movie takes in Shifting the story almost entirely from Daniel to Mr Miyagi I think most of us were just confused at how far it Strays from the tone and setting of the original the 1986 seven sequel to Smash Hit The Karate Kid returns Miyagi to his Japanese roots and tells the deeply adult story of The Fallout from his decades old life-altering decision to flee okanawa rather than stay and fight his best friend to the death for the hand of a Woman They both love it's an extremely impactful and emotional story that feels more like a Karate Kid spin-off than a sequel most of the the story Stakes were lost on me as a 7-year-old s played by gr voice Danny kamicon holds on to the aformentioned death by combat Grudge for 40 years his commitment to feuding with Miagi is the film's key plot point it too went right over my head as a kid I distinctly remember wondering why the two old guys can't just get along and why the Karate Kid Never does karate until the literal end speaking of which the conflict between Daniel and the mustache twirling chosen played By Yuji okamoto is weightless in comparison to that of Miyagi Sato and the movie makes the Curious decision to turn the climax of their battle into a literal joke the general consensus is that the Karate Kid 2 is a lesser film than the original and for younger audiences it's easy to understand why there isn't any karate until the beginning of the Final Act and essentially all of the dramatic heft in the first hour is conveyed via dialogue between a quietly wistful Miyagi and doey Daniel for anyone under the age of 15 there simply isn't much happening in this film that features the words karate and kid in the title that all being said I enjoyed my recent rewatch more than any previous viewing it's hard to believe that this chosen is the same guy from season 3 of Cobra Kai if nothing else it's a reminder that each day is an opportunity to be and do better The Karate Kid Part Two isn't any better than part part one but it is almost as good and that makes it well worth seeing for the whole [Music] family if there are some unfortunates out there who missed the first movie this one even gives you a quick but adequate synopsis The Faults of the earlier movie are still in evidence there's loads of sentimentality and almost too much contrivance part two two even calls up a convenient hurricane the plot is just as implausible and the good and bad guys are just as quickly identifiable but the two stars are also just as charming and the dialogue is as witty this makes for a satisfying story nonetheless after surprising everyone to become Valley karate champion at the end of part one and the beginning of part two d Daniel say makio comes upon some hard times becoming bereft of his girlfriend and temporarily his mom however that makes him free to accompany his teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to the older man's home in Okinawa it seems that when Mr Miyagi I can't call him just Miyagi as He's listed in the credits left home 40 years ago he sparked a feud his opponent and former best friend Sato Danny kimona has been busy all these years amassing an enormous fortune and waiting to appease his wounded Pride by fighting Mr Miyagi this movie is much more Mr miyagi's story than Daniel's we see his ancestral home and the dojo where his father taught him karate we can really appreciate the influences which molded this extraordinary character in constructing the engrossing story for their sequel however the movie makers have had to engage in some narrative gymnastics for the most part these tricks aren't objectionable but a few do linger in the back of your mind Daniel and his right side of the tracks girlfriend played by Elizabeth Shu in part one made such an appealing couple I hate losing her with just a quick line about her falling for a college football [Music] player Daniel's romantic interest in part two newcomer Tommy tamita is pretty but somehow I never quite buy the relationship the way I did in the first movie now Mr miyagi's romantic interest here is different it adds even more poignance and warmth to his character but it also involves a certain inconsistency one of the most moving scenes in part one showed Daniel discovering how Mr Miagi lost his wife ironically while he was winning medals in Europe during World War II she died in childbirth in an internment camp due to a lack of medical attention now in part two nothing is said about her and Yuki noou McCarthy is presented as the one true love of Mr miyagi's life this is not an absurd or impossible situation to be sure but I would have appreciated some acknowledgement of his wife's fate out of respect or something I guess this uneasiness shows how much I feel for these characters they seem like real people people to me but these quibbles should deter no one who liked part one from seeing part two it's a delightful movie with enough action and karate to keep the younger set interested and a meaty story for the grown-ups The Karate Kid part 2 was released on June 20th 1986 and picks up immediately after the ending of the original film but then we fast forward to 6 months later and we see Daniel laruso Ralph makio and Mr Miyagi nor Yuki Pat Moria traveling to Mr miyagi's Home Country to see his ill father and confront his past I'm going to start off by saying that this movie is nowhere near as good as the first movie and neither are the following movies for that matter this film isn't bad by any means it just doesn't have that special element that made the first film a classic The Karate Kid Part 2 takes place mainly on okanawa Japan Mr miyagi's home country where he immediately gets into trouble because of past events with a former friend Sato Danny kamona who is out to fight him and revenge due to this s starts to terrorize Mr miyagi's Village unless he agrees to fight him hands down the best thing about this film is the performance and Chemistry Between Pat Marita and Ralph makio they are what brings light to the film but Pat Marita in particular stole this movie he showed de and emotion to his character that I was intrigued about the character's motive and backstory Marita gave such a Powerhouse performance on a different note one if the more weaker story arcs that didn't improve the movie it just made it okay is we have another love interest for Daniel since Ali fell in love with some guy at UCLA and Elizabeth Shu wanted to focus on school so that contributed but this time around the love interest is Kumo played by Tamlin tamita and she was me I didn't feel any chemistry between her and makio and I wasn't invested in the romance that I didn't care I'd say it was the weakest element of The Karate Kid Part Two the final showdown was fun not as entertaining as laruso going up against cobai but it wasn't boring just little fun fight scene The Karate Kid Part Two isn't a bad movie by any any means but it ain't great it's filled with great performances from Pat Marita and Ralph machio gave more heart and depth to Mr Miyagi fun karate fights but the romance was dull the villain wasn't anywhere near as entertaining as John cree and Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai and it's not even close as good as the far superior original film at the end it's a fun movie with its flaws but is easily overshadowed by its predecessor The Karate Kid Part 2 is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Cayman and directed by John G ailson it is the second installment in the Karate Kid franchise and the sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part the two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompanies his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for a sequel began immediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July 1985 principal photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid part 2 was theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film received mixed reviews with critics praising Marita's performance as well as the new location and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing 100 to30 million doll worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Part 3 was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo's loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious John crza attacks his student joonie Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenes and passively immobilizes ca he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks C's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated CR and Cobra Kai behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa Island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to him back to okanawa upon arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen taguchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sat's warehouses and reveals that he is sat's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverishing the other villagers they are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him three days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family's karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum technique a counter striking karate move that Daniel begins to practice Daniel and Kumiko begin to develop a romance Daniel unintentionally exposes corruption in chosen grocery business during an encounter in the Village chosen accuses Daniel of insulting his honor and they have a series of confrontations the feud escalates when Chosen and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize miyagi's family property but Miyagi fends them off he and Daniel Plan to return home before the situation worsens but sat threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to fight Miyagi finds finally agrees on the condition that Sato relinquishes land ownership to the villagers describing it as a small price to pay for Honor Sato reluctantly agrees on the day of the fight a tyon strikes The Village forcing everyone to seek shelter sat's Dojo collapses leaving him trapped in the wreckage Miyagi and Daniel rushed to rescue him and Daniel Ventures back out to save a child trapped on a nearby Bell Tower Sato orders chosen to help but when he refuses Sato rushes to assist Daniel himself he publicly shames his nephew and disowns him an enraged chosen runs off into the storm in disgrace the next day Sato returns asking for miyagi's forgiveness he vows to help rebuild the village and relinquish the title to the villagers he also agrees to host the Oban Festival in a nearby ceremonial Castle inviting Daniel to join during the celebration a vengeful chosen zip lines into the presentation and takes Kumiko hostage demanding to fight Daniel to the death Daniel fights bravely but is eventually overwhelmed by chosen Miyagi Sato and the crowd respond by twisting denden daos in unison inspiring Daniel to utilize the drum technique to defeat chosen Daniel grabs the vanquished Chosen and threatens to end his life chosen urges Daniel to kill him but remembering how Miyagi handled Cree earlier Daniel instead playfully tweaks chosen nose and drops him to the ground the onlookers cheer as Daniel and Kumo Embrace cast Ralph maio as Daniel laruso Pat Marita as Mr Miyagi noou McCarthy as Yuki Tamlin tamita as Kumiko Danny kamona as [Music] Sato Yugi okumoto as chosen to Gucci Charlie tanimoto as Miyagi chojun box office The Karate Kid Parts two opened in W Y3 23 theaters across North America on June 20th 1986 in its opening weekend the film ranked first in its domestic box office grossing 12,000 336 with an average of 963 per theater the film earned 20 me s in 510s in its opening week and ended its run earning a total of one fome H $979 domestically critical response the film had a mixed response from critics at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 47% approval rating with an average score of 5 out of 10 based on 34 reviews the website's critical consensus reads like countless sequels The Karate Kid Part shoot 2 tries upping the stakes without straying too far from formula and suffers diminishing returns as a result Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the season a score of 55 out of 100 based on nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews audiences responded more positively Cinema score reported that filmgoers gave the film an average grade of a on an A+ to f scale hate it or love it there is no denying that the karate kit 2 is a strange sequel we knew this to be true as kids but rather than appreciate the huge Chance the movie takes in Shifting the story almost entirely from Daniel to Mr Miyagi I think most of us were just confused at how far it Strays from the tone and setting of the original the 1987 sequel to Smash Hit The Karate Kid returns Miyagi to his Japanese roots and tells the deeply adult story of The Fallout from his decades old life-altering decision to flee okanawa rather than stay and fight his best friend to the death for the hand of a Woman They both love it's an extremely impactful and emotional story that feels more like a Karate Kid spin-off than a sequel most of the story Stakes were lost on me as a 7-year-old s played by Graal voice Danny kamona holds on to the aformentioned death by combat Grudge for 40 years his commitment to feuding with Miyagi is the film's key plot point it too went right over my head as a kid I distinctly remember wondering why the two old guys can't just get along and why the Karate Kid Never does karate until the literal end speaking of which the conflict between Daniel and the mustache twirling chosen played by eugi okamoto is weightless in comparison to that of Miyagi Sato and the movie makes the Curious decision to turn the climax of their battle into a literal joke the general consensus is that the Karate Kid 2 is a lesser film than the original and for younger audiences it's easy to understand why there isn't any karate until the beginning of the Final Act and essentially all of the dramatic heft in the first hour is conveyed via dialogue between a quietly wistful Miyagi and DOI Daniel for anyone under the age of 15 there simply isn't much happening in this film that features the words karate and kid in the title that all being said I enjoyed my recent rewatch more than any previous viewing it's hard to believe that this chosen is the same guy from season 3 of Cobra Kai if nothing else it's a reminder that each day is an opportunity to be and do better The Karate Kid Part Two isn't any better than part one but it is almost as good and that makes it well worth seeing for the whole family if there are some unfortunates out there who missed the first movie this one even gives you a quick but adequate synopsis The Faults of the earlier movie are still in evidence there's loads of sentimentality and almost too much contrivance part two even calls up a convenient hurricane the plot is just as implausible and the good and bad guys are just as quickly identifiable but the two stars are also just as charming and the dialogue is as witty this makes for a satisfying story nonetheless after surprising everyone to become Valley karate champion at the end of part one and the beginning of part two Daniel say makio comes upon some hard times becoming bereft of his girlfriend and temporarily his mom however that makes him free to accompany his teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to the older man's home in Okinawa it seems that when Mr Miyagi I can't call him just Miyagi as He's listed in the credits left home 40 years ago he sparked a feud his opponent and former best friend Sato Danny Kona has been busy all these years amassing an enormous fortune and waiting to appease his wounded Pride by fighting Mr Miyagi this movie is much more Mr Miyagi story than Daniels we see his ancestral home in the dojo where his father taught him karate we can really appreciate the influences which molded this extraordinary character in constructing the engrossing story for their sequel however the movie makers have had to engage in some narrative gymnastics for the most part these tricks aren't objectionable but a few do linger in the back of your mind Daniel and his right side of the tracks girlfriend played by Elizabeth Sho in part one made such an appealing couple I hate losing her with just a quick line about her falling for a college football player Daniel's romantic interest in part two newcomer tomin Tomita is pretty but somehow I never quite buy the relationship the way I did in the first movie now Mr miyagi's romantic interest here is different it adds even more poignance and warmth to his character but it also involves a certain inconsistency one of the most moving scenes in part one showed Daniel discovering how Mr Miyagi lost his wife ironically while he was winning medals in Europe during World War II she died in childbirth in an internment camp due to a lack of medical attention now in part two nothing is said about her and Yuki noou McCarthy is presented as the one true love of Mr miyagi's life this is not an absurd or impossible situation to be sure but I would have appreciated some acknowledgement of his wife's fate out of respect or something I guess this uneasiness shows how much I feel for these characters they seem like real people to me but these quibbles should deter no one who liked part one from seeing part two it's a delightful movie with enough action and karate to keep the younger set interested and a meaty story for the grown-ups the karate kit part 2 was released on June 20th 1986 and picks up immediately after the ending of the original film but then we fast forward to 6 months later and we see Daniel laruso Ralph makio and Mr Miyagi nyuki Pat Moria traveling to Mr miyagi's Home Country to see his ill father and confront his past I'm going to start off by saying that this movie is nowhere near as good as the first movie and neither are the following movies for that matter this film isn't bad by any means it just doesn't have that special element that made the first film a classic The Karate Kid Part Two takes place mainly on okanawa Japan Mr miyagi's home country where he immediately gets into trouble because of past events with a former friend Sato Danny kamona who is out to fight him and revenge due to this s starts to terrorize Mr miyagi's Village unless he agrees to fight him hands down the best thing about this film is the performance and Chemistry Between Pat Marita and Ralph makio they are what brings light to the film but Pat Marita in particular stole this movie he showed de and emotion to his character that I was intrigued about the character's motive and backstory Marita gave such a Powerhouse performance on a different note one if the mo weaker story arcs that didn't improve the movie it just made it okay is we have another love interest for Daniel since Ali fell in love with some guy at UCLA and Elizabeth Shu wanted to focus on school so that contributed but this time around the love interest is Kumo played by Tamlin tamita and she was me I didn't feel any chemistry between her and maio and I wasn't invested in the romance that I didn't care I'd say it was the weakest element of The Karate Kid Part Two the final showdown was fun not as entertaining as laruso going up against Cobra Kai but it wasn't boring just little fun fight scene The Karate Kid Part Two isn't a bad movie by any means but it ain't great it's filed with great performances from Pat Marita and Ralph maio gave more heart in depth to Mr Miyagi fun karate fights but the romance was dull the villain wasn't anywhere near as entertaining as John cre and Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai and it's not even close as good as the far superior original film at the end it's a fun movie with its flaws but is easily overshadowed by its predecessor The Karate Kid Part 2 is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Cayman and directed by John G ailson it is the second installment in the Karate Kid franchise and the sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part the two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompanies his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for a sequel began immediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July 1985 principal photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid Part Two was theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film home received mixed reviews with critics praising Marita's performance as well as the new location and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing $1 to30 million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Party part three was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo's loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious John crza attacks his student Joanie Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenes and passively immobilizes ca he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks C's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated CR and Cobra Kai behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to accompany him back to okanawa yapo arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen Uchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sato's warehouses and reveals that he is sato's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverishing the other villagers they are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him 3 days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum technique a counter striking karate move that Daniel begins to practice Daniel and Kumiko begin to develop a romance Daniel unintentionally exposes corruption in chosen grocery business during an encounter in the village chosen accuses Daniel of of insulting his honor and they have a series of confrontations the feud escalates when Chosen and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize miyagi's family property but Miyagi fends them off he and Daniel Plan to return home before the situation worsens but Sato threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to fight Miyagi finally agrees on the condition that Sato relinquish his land ownership to the villagers describing it as a small price to pay for Honor Sato reluctantly agrees on the day of the fight a typhoon strikes The Village forcing everyone to seek shelter sat's Dojo collapses leaving him trapped in the wreckage Miyagi and Daniel rush to rescue him and Daniel later Ventures back out to save a child trapped on a nearby B Tower Sato orders chosen to help but when he refuses Sato rushes to assist Daniel himself he publicly shames his nephew and disowns him an enraged chosen runs off into the storm in disgrace the next day Sato returns asking for miyagi's forgiveness he vows to help rebuild the village and relinquish the title to to the villagers he also agrees to host the obon festival in a nearby ceremonial Castle inviting Daniel to join during the celebration a vengeful chosen zip lines into the presentation and takes Kumiko hostage demanding to fight Daniel to the death Daniel fights bravely but is eventually overwhelmed by chosen Miyagi Sato and the crowd respond by Twi in denden daos in unison inspiring Daniel to utilize the drum technique to defeat chosen Daniel grabs the vanquished Chosen and threatens to end his life chosen urges Daniel to kill him but remembering how Miyagi handled crease earlier Daniel instead playfully tweaks chosen nose and drops him to the ground the onlookers cheer as Daniel and Kumo Embrace cast Ralph makio as Daniel laruso Pat Marita as Mr Miyagi no noou McCarthy as Yuki Tamlin tamita as Kumiko Danny kamona as sat Yuji okumoto as chosen Uchi Charlie tanimoto as Miyagi chojun box office The Karate Kid Parton 2 opened in w y 323 theaters across North America on June 20th 1986 in its opening weekend the film ranked first in its domestic box office grossing 12,000 336 with an average of 963 per theater the film earned 20,000 to meet s in 510 in its opening week and ended its run earning a total of one fome h on $979 domestically critical response the film had a mixed response from critics at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 47% approval rating with an average score of 5 out of 10 based on 34 reviews the website's critical consensus reads like countless sequels The Karate Kid Part shoot 2 tries upping the stakes without straying too far from formula and suffers diminishing returns as a result Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the season a score of 55 out of 100 based on nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews audiences responded more positively Cinema score reported that filmgoers gave the film an average grade of a on an A+ to f-scale hate it or love it there is no denying that the karate kit 2 is a strange sequel we knew this to be true as kids but rather than appreciate the huge Chance the movie takes in Shifting the story almost entirely from Daniel to Mr Miyagi I think most of us were just confused at how far it Strays from the tone and setting of the original the 1987 sequel to smash hit the karate kit returns Miyagi to his Japanese roots and tells the deeply adult story of The Fallout from his decades old life-altering decision to flee okanawa rather than stay and fight his best friend to the death for the hand of a Woman They both love it's an extremely impactful an emotional story that feels more like a Karate Kid spin-off than a sequel most of the story Stakes were lost on me as a 7-year-old s played by grally voice Danny kamona holds on to the aformentioned death by combat Grudge for 40 years his commitment to feuding with Miyagi is the film's key plot point it too went right over my head as a kid I distinctly remember wondering why the two old guys can't just get along and why the Karate Kid Never does karate until the literal end speaking of which the conflict between Daniel and the mustache twirling chosen played by Yugi okamoto is weightless in comparison to that of Miyagi Sato and the movie makes the Curious decision to turn the climax of their battle into a literal joke the general consensus is that the Karate Kid 2 is a lesser film than the original and for younger audiences it's easy to understand why there isn't any karate until the beginning of the Final Act and essentially all of the dramatic heft in the first hour is conveyed via dialogue between a quietly wistful Miyagi and doey Daniel for anyone under the age of 15 there simply isn't much happening in this film that features the words karate and kid in the title that all being said I enjoyed my recent rewatch more than any previous viewing it's hard to believe that this chosen is the same guy from season 3 of Cobra Kai if nothing else it's a reminder that each day is an opportunity to be and do better The Karate Kid Part Two isn't any better than part one but it is almost as good and that makes it well worth seeing for the the whole family if there are some unfortunates out there who miss the first movie this one even gives you a quick but adequate synopsis The Faults of the earlier movie are still in evidence there's loads of sentimentality and almost too much contrivance part two even calls up a convenient hurricane the plot is just as implausible and the good and bad guys are just as quickly identifiable but the two stars are also just as charming and the dialogue is as witty this makes for a satisfying story nonetheless after surprising everyone to become Valley karate champion at the end of part one and the beginning of part two Daniel say makio comes upon some hard times becoming bereft of his girlfriend and temporarily his mom however that makes him free to accompany his teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to the older man's home in Okinawa it seems that when Mr Miagi I can't call him just Miyagi as He's listed in the credits left home 40 years ago he sparked a feud his opponent and former best friend Sato Danny kimona has been busy all these years amassing an enormous fortune and waiting to appease his wounded Pride by fighting Mr Miyagi this movie is much more Mr miyagi's story than Daniel's we see his ancestral home and the dojo where his father taught him karate we can really appreciate the influences which molded this extraordinary character in constructing the engrossing story for their sequel however the movie makers have had to engage in some narrative gymnastics for the most part these tricks aren't objectionable but a few do linger in the back of your mind Daniel and his right side of the tracks girlfriend played by Elizabeth Shu in part one made such an appealing couple I hate losing her with just a quick line about her falling from for college football player Daniel's romantic interest in part two newcomer Tomy Tomita is pretty but somehow I never quite buy the relationship the way I did in the first movie now Mr miyagi's romantic interest here is different it adds even more poignance and warmth to his character but it also Al involves a certain inconsistency one of the most moving scenes in part one showed Daniel discovering how Mr Miyagi lost his wife ironically while he was winning medals in Europe during World War II she died in childbirth in an internment camp due to a lack of medical attention now in part two nothing is said about her and you Yuki noou McCarthy is presented as the one true love of Mr miyagi's life this is not an absurd or impossible situation to be sure but I would have appreciated some acknowledgement of his wife's fate out of respect or something I guess this uneasiness shows how much I feel for these characters they seem like real people to me but these quibbles should deter no one who liked part one from seeing part two it's a delightful movie with enough action and karate to keep the younger set interested and a meaty story for the grown-ups The Karate Kid part 2 was released on June 20th 1986 and picks up immediately after the ending of the original film but then we fast forward to six months later and we see Daniel laruso Ralph machio and Mr me II Nory Yuki Pat Moria traveling to Mr miyagi's Home Country to see his ill father and confront his past I'm going to start off by saying that this movie is nowhere near as good as the first movie and neither are the following movies for that matter this film isn't bad by any means it just doesn't have that special element that made the first film a classic The Karate Kid Party two takes place mainly on okanawa Japan Mr miyagi's home country where he immediately gets into trouble because of past events with a former friend Sato Danny kamona who is out to fight him and revenge due to this s starts to terrorize Mr miyagi's Village unless he agrees to fight him hands down the best thing about this film is the performance and chemistry between Pat Marita and Ralph makio they are what brings light to the film but Pat Marita in particular stole this movie he showed deaf and emotion to his character that I was intrigued about the character's motive and backstory Marita gave such a Powerhouse performance on a different note one if the more weaker story arcs that didn't improve the movie it just made it okay is we have another love interest for Daniel since Ali fell in love with some guy at UCLA and Elizabeth Shu wanted to focus on school so that contributed but this time around the love interest is Kumo played by Tamlin tamita and she was me I didn't feel any chemistry between her and makio and I wasn't invested in the romance that I did care I'd say it was the weakest element of The Karate Kid Part Two the final showdown was fun not as entertaining as laruso going up against cpra Kai but it wasn't boring just little fun fight scene The Karate Kid Part 2 isn't a bad movie by any means but it ain't great it's filled with great performances from Pat Marita and and Ralph maio gave more heart in depth to Mr Miyagi fun karate fights but the romance was dull the villain wasn't anywhere near as entertaining as John cree and Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai and it's not even close as good as the far superior original film at the end it's a fun movie with its flaws but is easily overshadowed by its predecessor cessor The Karate Kid Part 2 is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Cayman and directed by John G ailson it is the second installment in the Karate Kid franchise and the sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part the two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompan his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for a sequel began immediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July ju 1985 principal photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid part 2 was theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film received mixed reviews with critics praising Marita's performance as well as the new location and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing $1 to30 million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Part 3 was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious JN crza attacks his student Joanie Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenous and passively immobilises ca he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks C's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated CR and Cobra Kai behind behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to accompany him back to okanawa upon arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen Uchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sat's warehouses and reveals that he is sat's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverish ising the other villagers they are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him three days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family's karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum technique a counter striking karate move that Daniel begins to practice Daniel and Kumiko begin to develop a romance Daniel unintentionally exposes corruption in chosen grocery business during an encounter in the village chosen accuses Daniel of insulting his honor and they have a series of confrontations the feud escalates when Chosen and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize miyagi's family property but Miyagi fends them off he and Daniel Plan to return home before the situation worsens but Sato threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to fight Miyagi finally agrees on the condition that Sato relinquishes land ownership to the villagers describing it as a small price to pay for Honor Sato reluctantly agrees on the day of the fight a typhoon strikes The Village forcing everyone to seek shelter sat's Dojo collapses leaving him trapped in the wreckage Miyagi and Daniel rush to rescue him and Daniel later Ventures back out to save a child trapped on a nearby Bell Tower Sato orders chosen to help but when he refuses Sato rushes to assist Daniel himself he publicly shames his nephew and disowns him an enraged chosen runs off into the storm in disgrace the next day Sato returns asking for miyagi's forgiveness he vows to help rebuild the village and relinquish the title to the villagers he also agrees to host the obon festival in a nearby ceremonial Castle inviting Daniel to join during the celebration a vengeful chosen zip lines into the presentation and takes Kumiko hostage demanding to fight Daniel to the death Daniel fights bravely but is eventually overwhelmed by chosen Miyagi sat and the crowd respond by twisting denden daos in unison inspiring in Daniel to utilize the drum technique to defeat chosen Daniel grabs the vanquished Chosen and threatens to end his life chosen urges Daniel to kill him but remembering how Miyagi handled crease earlier Daniel instead playfully tweaks chosen nose and drops him to the ground the onlookers cheer as Daniel and Kumo Embrace cast Ralph maio as Daniel larus Pat Marita as Mr Miyagi nou McCarthy as Yuki Tamlin tamita as Kumiko Danny kamona as sat Yugi okumoto as chosen tocci Charlie tanimoto as Miyagi chojun box office The Karate Kid Parts into opened in Walt y 323 theaters across North America on June 20th 1986 in its opening weekend the film ranked first in its domestic box office grossing 12,000 336 with an average of 963 per theater the film earned 20 to meet s 510 in its opening week and ended its run earning a total of one H onu $979 domestically critical response the film had a mixed response from critics at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 47% approval rating with an average score of 5 out of 10 based on 34 reviews the website's critical consensus reads like countless sequels The Karate Kid Part shoot 2 tries upping the stakes without straying too far from formula and suffers diminishing returns as a result medic a Critic which uses a weighted average assigned the season a score of 55 out of 100 based on nine critics indicating mixed or average reviews audiences responded more positively Cinema score reported that filmgoers gave the film an average grade of a on an A+ to f scale hate it or love it there is no denying that the karate kit 2 is a strange sequel we knew this to be true as kids but rather than appreciate the huge Chance the movie takes in Shifting the story almost entirely from Daniel to Mr Miyagi I think most of us were just confused at how far it Strays from the tone and setting of the original the 1987 sequel to Smash Hit The Karate Kid returns Miyagi to his Japanese roots and tells the deeply adult story of The Fallout from his decades old life-altering decision to flee okanawa rather than stay and fight his best friend to the death for the hand of a Woman They both love it's an extremely impactful and emotional story that feels more like a Karate Kid spin-off than a sequel most of the story Stakes were lost on me as a 7-year-old s played by gry voice Danny kamona holds on to the the aformentioned death by combat Grudge for 40 years his commitment to feuding with Miyagi is the film's key plot point it too went right over my head as a kid I distinctly remember wondering why the two old guys can't just get along and why the Karate Kid Never does karate until the literal end speaking of which the conflict between Daniel and the mustache twirling ch played By Yuji okamoto is weightless in comparison to that of Miyagi Sato and the movie makes the Curious decision to turn the climax of their battle into a literal joke the general consensus is that the Karate Kid 2 is a lesser film than the original and for younger audiences it's easy to understand why there isn't any karate until the beginning of the final act and essentially all of the dramatic heft in the first hour is conveyed via dialogue between a quietly wistful Miagi and doy Daniel for anyone under the age of 15 there simply isn't much happening in this film that features the words karate and kid in the title that all being said I enjoyed my recent rewatch more than any previous viewing it's hard to believe that this chosen is the same guy from season 3 of Cobra Kai if nothing else it's a reminder that each day is an opportunity to be and do [Music] better The Karate Kid Part Two isn't any better than part one but it is almost as good and that makes it well worth seeing for the whole family if there are some unfortunates out there who missed the first movie this one even gives you a quick but adequate synopsis The Faults of the earlier movie are still in evidence there's loads of sentimentality and almost too much contrivance part two even calls up a convenient hurricane the plot is just as implausible and the good and bad guys are just as quick Qui ly identifiable but the two stars are also just as charming and the dialogue is as witty this makes for a satisfying story nonetheless after surprising everyone to become Valley karate champion at the end of part one and the beginning of part two Daniel say makio comes upon some hard times becoming bereft of his girlfriend and temporarily his mom however that makes him free to accompany his teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to the older man's home in Okinawa it seems that when Mr Miyagi I can't call him just Miyagi as He's listed in the credits left home 40 years ago he sparked a feud his opponent and former best friend Sato Danny kamona has been busy all these years amassing an enormous Fortune and waiting to appease his wounded Pride by fighting Mr Miyagi this movie is much more Mr miyagi's story than Daniel's we see his ancestral home in the dojo where his father taught him karate we can really appreciate the influences which molded this extraordinary character and constructing the engrossing story for their sequel however the movie makers have had to engage in some narrative gymnastics for the most part these tricks aren't objectionable but a few do linger in the back of your mind Daniel and his right side of the tracks girlfriend played by Elizabeth Shu in part one made such an appealing couple I hate losing her with just a quick line about her falling for a college football player Daniel's romantic interest in part two newcomer Tomy tamita is pretty but somehow I never quite buy the relationship the way I did in the first movie now Mr miyagi's romantic interest here is different it adds even more poignance and warmth to his character but it also involves a certain inconsistency one of the most moving scenes in part one showed Daniel discovering how Mr Miyagi lost his wife ironically while he was winning medals in Europe during World War II she died in childbirth in an internment camp due to a lack of medical attention now in part two nothing is said about her and Yuki noou McCarthy is presented as the one true love of Mr miyagi's life this is not an absurd or impossible situation to be sure but I would have appreciated some acknowledgement of his wife's fate out of respect or something I guess this uneasiness shows how much I feel for these characters they seem like real people to me but these quibbles should deter no one who liked part one from seeing part two it's a delightful movie with enough action and karate to keep the younger set interested and a meaty story for the grown-ups the karate kit part 2 was released on June 20th 1986 and picks up immediately after the ending of the original film but then we fast forward to 6 months later and we see Daniel laruso Ralph maio and Mr Miyagi nor Yuki Pat Moria traveling to Mr miyagi's Home Country to see his ill father and confront his past I'm going to start off by saying that this movie is nowhere near as good as the first movie and neither are the following movies for that matter this film isn't bad by any means it just doesn't have that special element that made the first film a classic The Karate Kid Part Two takes place mainly on okanawa Japan Mr miyagi's home country where he immediately gets into trouble because of past events with a former friend sat Danny kamona who is out to fight him and revenge due to this sat starts to terrorize Mr miyagi's Village unless he agrees to fight him hands down the best thing about this film is the performance and Chemistry Between Pat Marita and Ralph makio they are what brings light to the film but Pat Marita it particular stole this movie he showed deaf and emotion to his character that I was intrigued about the character's motive and backstory Marita gave such a Powerhouse performance on a different note one if the more weaker story arcs that didn't improve the movie it just made it okay is we have another love interest for Daniel since Ali fell in love with some guy at UCLA and Elizabeth Shu wanted to focus on school so that contributed but this time around the love interest is Kumo played by Tamlin tamita and she was me I didn't feel any chemistry between her and makio and I wasn't invested in the romance that I didn't care I'd say it was the weakest element of The Karate Kid Part Two the final showdown was fun not as entertaining as laruso going up against cpra Kai but it wasn't boring just little fun fight scene The Karate Kid Part 2 isn't a bad movie by any means but it ain't great it's filled with great performances from Pat Marita and Ralph machio gave more heart and depth to Mr Miyagi fun karate fights but the romance was dull the villain wasn't anywhere near as entertaining as John cree and Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai and it's not even close as good as the far superior original film at the end it's a fun movie with its flaws but is easily overshadowed by its predecessor The Karate Kid Part Two is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Cayman and directed by John G ailson it is the second installment in the Karate Kid franchise and the sequel to the 1984 film The Karate Kid starring Ralph maio and Pat Marita The Karate Kid Part Two follows Daniel laruso makio who accompanies his karate teacher Mr Miyagi Morita to see his dying father in okanawa only to encounter an old friend turned rival with a long harbored grudge against Miyagi following the success of the first installment preparation for a sequel began immediately upon completion of the final script machio and Marita were resigned an additional casting took place between May and July 1985 principal for photography began in September in Los Angeles and filming completed in December locations included aahu which was used to represent okanawa in the film The Karate Kid part 2 was theatrically released in the United States on June 20th 1986 the film received mixed reviews with critics praising Marita's performance as well as the new loc ation and characters While others criticized elements of the storyline the antagonists and some of the action scenes the film was a commercial success grossing $130 million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1986 a sequel titled The Karate Kid Part 3 was released in 1989 plot shortly after his dojo's loss in the 1984 all valet karate tournament a furious John crza attacks his student Joie Lawrence in the parking lot Miyagi intervenous and passively immobilizes ca he threatens a deadly blow but instead comically tweaks C's nose and walks away Johnny and his friends leave a humiliated CR and Cobra Kai behind 6 months later Daniel visits Miyagi after a senior prom and explains that Ali has broken up with him in favor of a football player at UCLA Miyagi receives a letter notifying him that his father is dying prompting him to return to his home Village on okanawa island he tells Daniel that many years ago he fell in love with a woman named Yuki she was arranged to marry his best friend Sato son of the wealthiest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father upon announcing his intentions to marry Yuki s challenged him to a fight to the death instead Miyagi left the country Daniel decides to accompany him back to okanawa upon arrival Miyagi and Daniel are greeted by chosen to guchi who drives Miyagi and Daniel to one of sat's warehouses and reveals that he is sat's nephew Sato appears and demands to fight Miyagi who adamantly refuses arriving at the Village Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yuki and her niece Kumiko they discover that Sato has become a rich industrialist whose super trollers have destroyed the local fish population impoverishing the other villagers they are are forced to rent property from Sato who owns The Village's Land Title Yuki reveals that she never married Sato because of her love for Miyagi miyagi's father dies and Sato gives him three days to mourn before their fight out of respect Miyagi shows Daniel the secret to his family's karate a denden Dao handheld drum that twists back and forth illustrating the drum