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The Karate Kid Part II (1987)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
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Release Date: Jun 20, 1986 Wide

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This sequel to the 1984 surprise hit The Karate Kid reunites Ralph Macchio as high-schooler Danny and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Danny's martial-arts mentor, Miyagi. Picking up where the first film left off, The Karate Kid Part II finds Danny and Miyagi making an emergency trip to Okinawa, where Miyagi's father is dying. Here they revisit Miyagi's childhood sweetheart (Nobu McCarthy), who, Miyagi believes, had been wheedled into an arranged marriage with loose-cannon karate expert Sato (Danny

PG, 1 hr. 53 min.

Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: John G. Avildsen

In Theaters: Jun 20, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Jul 10, 2001

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Ralph Macchio
Daniel
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
Miyagi
Nobu McCarthy
Yukie
Danny Kamekona
Sato
Yuji Okumoto
Chozen
Tamlyn Tomita
Kumiko
The Cobras
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
G.I. #1
Marc Hayashi
Taro
Garth Johnson
Autograph Fan
Sarah Kendall (II)
Stewardess
Martin Kove
Kreese
Robyn Lively
Chad McQueen
Dutch
Joey Miyashima
Toshio
Tony O'Dell
Jimmy
George O'Hanlon Jr.
Soldier
Jeffrey Rogers
G.I. #4
Aaron Seville
G.I. #5
Ron Thomas
Bobby
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
Ichiro
B.D. Wong
Boy on Street
William Zabka
Johnny
Bruce Malmuth
Announcer
Lee Arnone
Stewardess
Wes Chong
Sato's Houseman
Jack Eiseman
G.I. #3
Rob Garrison
Tommy
Natile N. Hashimoto
Kumiko's Friend
Will Hunt
Postman
Raymond Ma
Cab Driver in Okinawa
Evan Malmuth
Cab Driver
Diana Mar
Video Store Girl
Tsuruko Ohye
Village Woman
Sara Raymond
Ma Cab Driver
Eddie Smith
Bystander
Charlie Tanimoto
Miyagi's father
Traci Toguchi
Girl Bell Ringer
Michael P. Morgan
G.I.
Pat E. Johnson
Referee
Robert Fernandez
Watchman
Pat Morita

Critic Reviews for The Karate Kid Part II

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Too calculated and manipulative, this is a disappointing sequel to the 1984 picture.

April 5, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Excessive violence mars so-so sequel.

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

About on the same level as its watchable yet uneven predecessor...

June 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

There's a TV-movie quality to The Karate Kid Part II, which too often plays like "a very special episode"...[Blu-ray]

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

It's a touch on the artificial side, but the sentiment still warms wonderfully, making Part II a lovely continuation, skillfully burning off the happy fumes left behind in 1984.

May 5, 2010 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

The first chinks in the armour start appearing once you can't even honour your own lore.

November 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Somehow the magic of the first movie is just gone. Is it the absence of Elisabeth Shue? Yes. Probably.

October 21, 2005 Comment

Dan Fienberg

Zap2it.com

Good sequel to the first Karate Kid.

February 2, 2003 Comment

Dan Lybarger

Kansas City Star

Typically dismal sequel, made strictly for the money

January 12, 2003 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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There is more going on in this movie than the last one, actually I didn't write everything in that summary, but it's easy enough to follow when you watch it. The stakes in this film are higher than the last, making it exciting as well as more complicated. The characters don't change, thankfully, so it's a good, natural

December 27, 2011

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

THE KARATE KID: PART II wasn't a good film, but since this happens with every sequel-spawning sports flick, I have to give it a good grade for its predictable suffering.

July 14, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

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1. Miyagi: Small price to pay for your honor!
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