The Karate Kid (1984)

Description

From Academy Award-winning director John G. Avidsen (1976 Rocky) comes the coming-of-age classic that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Noriyki "Pat" Morita in his Academy Award - nominated performance: Best Supporting Actor, 1984), an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), the skilled leader of Cobra Kai - a vicioius gang of karate school bullies-in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.