THIS TIME, THE COMBAT IS REAL.

When Miyagi (Noriyuki Pat Morita) learns that his father is dying, he and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) go to Okinawa where they are confronted by an old nemesis of Miyagi’s, and his hateful nephew. The sequel gathered the talents from the original and wisely changed locations to Japan; the filmmakers did a pretty good job of infusing the movie with that culture, even though it wasn’t actually filmed there. The story is weaker and becomes repetitive, but the two leads are still engaging and the now-classic song ”Glory of Love” is used to great effect.

1986-U.S. 113 min. Color. Directed by John G. Avildsen. Song: ”Glory of Love” (performed by Peter Cetera). Cast: Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), Noriyuki Pat Morita (Kesuke Miyagi), Nobu McCarthy (Yukie), Danny Kamekona, Yuji Okumoto, Tamlyn Tomita.

Trivia: Followed by The Karate Kid Part III (1989).

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