The Karate Kid Part II is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the second installment in the Karatekid franchise, and is a sequel to The KarateKid in 1984. It stars Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. The film was theatrically released in the United States on June 20, 1986.
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The Karate Kid Part II is a 1986 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the second installment in the Karatekid franchise, and is a sequel to The KarateKid in 1984. It stars Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. The film was theatrically released in the United States on June 20, 1986. It received mixed reviews, with praise for the new location and characters, and Morita’s performance. Some criticized elements of the storyline, the villains, and some action scenes. It was also a commercial success, grossing over USD 115 million worldwide, making it among the highest grossing films of 1986, and the highestgrossing in the franchise up until the 2010 reboot.Plot: Daniel LaRusso accompanies his karate teacher Mr. Miyagi to Okinawa in aid of his dying father, only to encounter a group of bullies with long-harbored grudges against Miyagi. After several encounters, their feud comes to a head when Chozen Toguchi and his cronies attack Daniel and vandalize Miyagi’s family property. The group is quickly defeated and Daniel and Miyagi plan to return to Los Angeles before the situation gets worse.
However, Sato shows up with bulldozers and threatens to destroy the village if Miyagi refuses to comply. On the day of the fight, Miyagi gives in on the condition that Sato agrees to pay the price for his honor, and Sato signs over the village’s land title to the villagers regardless of the outcome. The movie ends with Daniel consoling Miyagi and telling him about his own father’s death, and how he lost his best friend to Sato. The next day, Daniel leaves for Los Angeles to spend the rest of the summer with his mother, who has received a business opportunity in Fresno, where he will be forced to spend his entire summer with her. He tells Miyagi that he fell in love with a woman named Yukie, who was arranged to marry his friend Sato, son of the richest man in the village and fellow karate student of his father. Rather than fight, however, Miyagi left the country. Six months later, Daniel visits his father’s house after recently attending a senior prom. He angrily explains that his girlfriend Ali has dumped him for a football player from UCLA. Miyagi tells Daniel that he spoke to his mother and she has agreed to let Daniel stay with him.
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