Mr. Miyagi is a fictional Okinawan karate master in The Karate Kid film series. He mentors the characters Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce in the films. He was played by Pat Morita, who earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in TheKarate Kid. He died on November 15, 2011, as revealed in the Cobra Kai web series.
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Mr. Miyagi is a fictional Okinawan karate master in The Karate Kid film series. He mentors the characters Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce in the films. Mr. Miyagi was played by Pat Morita, who earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in TheKarate Kid. He was born on June 9, 1925, in Okinawa, Japan. He learned karate from his father, a fisherman, and worked for the richest man in the village, whose son Sato was Miyagi’s best friend. He emigrated to the United States as a teenager, where he met his wife, who was also a farm laborer. During World War II, he received the Medal of Honor for teaching his commanding officer, Lieutenant Jack Pierce, the art of karate. He died on November 15, 2011, as revealed in the Cobra Kai web series. Listed below are the medals and service awards displayed on Miyagi’s Staff Sergeant’s uniform in the first film. The next film in the series is called The Next Karatekid. He is called Keisuke Miyagi at the start of the film, and Miyagi Yakuga in the 1989 animated television series. The film’s screenwriter stated that Mr. Miyagi was named after Chōjun Miyagi, the founder of the Goju-ryu karate style. The character was originally considered for the role but was dropped as he couldn’t speak English. Fumio Demura was the inspiration for the character. In the first movie, he is working as a maintenance man at the South Seas apartment complex Daniel La Russo and his mother have just moved into.
When Daniel throws away his bike after it is damaged in an ambush by bullies, Miyagi repairs and returns it. He later rescues Daniel after he is beaten up by the same bullies during a Halloween party, fending off all the attackers easily. While in the Army, he served with the 442 Infantry Regiment in Europe during World War Two. During his service, Mrs. Miyagis and their newborn son died in the Manzanar camp due to complications during childbirth, a loss that haunted him for decades. He married, and was later interned in themanzanar Japanese-American internment camp at the onset of World War 2. In The Next film, he teaches Daniel to block attacks through muscle memory. He also accompanies Daniel to a karate tournament where he accompanies him to the tournament. The two develop a deep friendship. One night, Daniel comes drunkenly lamenting the death of both his wife and newborn son during childbirth. He then comes upon Miyagi upon the night of the tournament where it is much about the spirit as it is about physical training, where Miyagi teaches him about the physical techniques. The movie ends with Miyagi teaching Daniel to defend himself against the bullies’ sensei – John Kreese, a former Special Forces veteran running the dojo and the bullies’ sensei.
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