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The Next Karate Kid (1994)

The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
PG
Action
Adventure
Drama
Family
Romance
sport

Release Date
July 18, 1994
Director
Christopher Cain
Cast
Pat Morita , Hilary Swank , Michael Ironside , Constance Towers , Chris Conrad , Arsenio Trinidad
Runtime
107
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Robert Mark Kamen , Mark Lee
Tagline
Who says the good guy has to be a guy?

Summary

During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path.

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