The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II follows Daniel LaRusso and his teacher, Mr. Miyagi, as they travel from California to Okinawa. Miyagi is returning to his birthplace after more than forty years away because his father is dying and wants to see him. The visit also brings him face to face with Yukie, a woman he loved in his youth, and with Sato, once his closest friend, who now wants to settle an old matter of honor through a fight. Daniel, far from the tournaments and crowds of home, becomes involved in the same dispute when he clashes with Sato's nephew Chozen and grows close to Yukie's niece Kumiko.

John G. Avildsen directed the film, his second Karate Kid entry after the 1984 original and one of several collaborations with screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen, who wrote the script; Jerry Weintraub produced. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita reprise their roles as Daniel and Miyagi, joined by Danny Kamekona as Sato, Nobu McCarthy as Yukie, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen and Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko, within a credited cast of 43 and crew of 113.

Released on June 18, 1986, the film had a budget of 13 million dollars and took about 115 million dollars worldwide, a strong return. On IMDb it holds 6.2 out of 10 from roughly 109,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.3 from about 2,572 votes. A critics' rating of 5 out of 10 from 74 reviews places it below the audience scores.