Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka

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.

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PG, 113 min.

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Release Date: June 20, 1986

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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2001

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  • October 1, 2009
    They go to Japan and the honor of the Miagi name must be restored. Compared to the original, this movie kind of drags but it's a decent sequel.
  • August 16, 2009
    i don't know how i'd never seen this before. i must've seen parts 1 & 3 hundreds of times when i was a nipper. i think i've even seen the hilary swank one more recently a couple of times. somehow this follow up that builds on the relationship between teacher and student has escap...( read more)ed me. i loved the fact there wasn't some big competition at the end. it was still nice to see an almost to the death fight though. i know everyone else has given this a lower rating than me but i'm just a sucker for the karate kid series. i loved the story of how karate came to the miyagi family, how an ancient ancestor loved fishing too like all miyagis but also loved sake and mixed the two together and woke up on coast of china, learned karate and returned to okinawa, japan 10 years later. ah ha...i'll leave you with this quote:

    [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.
  • February 11, 2009
    Must have seen this a million times as a kid, absolutely loved it! Would I watch it now? Probably not... Mind you, I still think Mr Miyagi rocks!
  • October 13, 2008
    very good.
  • October 7, 2008
    These movies were so good. I did not ever think I would like them but they to me are classic. It is too bad Ralph never really became anything after these really.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 21, 2009
    I love the song that was written for this film. That's about it.
  • October 12, 2009
    I love this trilogy of movies
  • October 11, 2009
    Daniel San.this is not tournament.This is for real.-Miyagi

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    Director:John G.Avidlsen
    Cast:Ralph Macchio,Pat Morita,Yuri Okumoto,Tamlyn Tomita
    Genre:Action,Drama
    Yaer of release:1986
    Running Time:113 minutes

    Plot:
    It's summer, Daniel just broke up with his girlfriend and was told by his mother that her job needs her to move to Fresno for the summer which Daniel doesn't like. Mr. Miyagi was going to let Daniel stay with him until he receives a letter from Okinawa telling him that his father is dying. So Miyagi leaves to go there and Daniel joins him. Miyagi tells Daniel that the reason he left Okinawa was because his best friend, Sato whose family is the most affluent in Okinawa, was promised Yukie whose the girl Miyagi loved. So Miyagi asks her to run away with him and when Sato learned of this, he challenged Miyagi to a fight to the death. So Miyagi left. Upon arriving Miyagi discovers Sato still wants to fight him and his nephew and best student Chozen has it out for Daniel

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  • October 5, 2009
    Completely needless sequel with a plot that is pointless. It was made to cash in on the first one only and pretty much rehashes the same thing over again. This does not add a chapter to the original. It's not devoid of entertainment, there are a few memorable scenes, but the plot...( read more) is strictly routine.

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