List of The Karate Kid characters
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The List of The Karate Kid characters are fictional characters from the films The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid, Part II
, The Karate Kid, Part III
, The Next Karate Kid
, and The Karate Kid Remake.
) is the main character of The Karate Kid film series, with the exception of the fourth installment, The Next Karate Kid
. LaRusso's mother is Lucille LaRusso. Some time before the events of the series, Daniel's father died of an unknown cause. This event is what caused Daniel and his mother to move to Los Angeles where Daniel became tormented by the "Cobra Kai", a group of karate students from the karate dojo Cobra Kai. After nearly being killed by the Cobra Kai's best student Johnny Lawrence, Daniel was saved by his apartment's maintenance man, Kesuke Miyagi. After saving Daniel, Miyagi began to teach him the ways of karate. Daniel later defeated Johnny at the "All Valley Karate Tournament". Daniel seemed to have won the respect of the Cobras. In the later movies of The Karate Kid Series, Daniel would eventually learn more from Mr. Miyagi about karate and face new and more highly skilled enemies.
) is the main supporting character through the entire The Karate Kid film series including The Next Karate Kid, which starred Hilary Swank
and Pat Morita. Mr. Myagi teaches Daniel "karate
" from 1984 to 1989. Mister Miyagi is a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Europe during World War II and decorated with the Medal of Honor
. His wife and newborn child died at the Manzanar Relocation Camp on November 2, 1944 while he was fighting in Europe.
) is the secondary antagonist of the first two films and the main antagonist of the third film. Kreese is an ex-Special Forces Vietnam Veteran. It becomes clear in The Karate Kid Part II that Kreese is racist toward Asians (judging by when he calls Miyagi a slope in the movie). Kreese also instructs his students to be merciless towards their enemies and by ordering his students to use illegal strikes at the tournament to disable their opponents. After his best student, Johnny Lawrence lost to Daniel in the "All Valley Karate Tournament", Kreese violently proves himself as a sadistic sore loser (which is later stopped by Mr. Miyagi in a humorous way), and all the students depart from The Cobra Kai dojo. During the events of The Karate Kid Part III, Kreese plots revenge against Daniel and Miyagi for the loss of his dojo and students. With nowhere to go, Kreese visits his Vietnam War buddy Terry Silver. After listening to Kreese's story, Silver decides to help him out by harassing Daniel and Miyagi and even hiring Mike Barnes to defeat Daniel in the All Valley Tournament.
In the 2010 remake
, a character named Master Li mirrors Kreese in that he teaches his students an unethical form of Kung Fu; and orders his students to use cheap shots in the tournament, during the film's climax.
in the first three Karate Kid films.
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The main love interest of Daniel LaRusso in the first film. During the events of the first film, she seems to take an instant liking to Daniel and the two begin to date and eventually fall in love, much to her ex-boyfriend Johnny's dismay. It is revealed later in The Karate Kid Part II that Ali left Daniel because she fell for a football player from UCLA.
) is Daniel's first enemy, the main antagonist of the first film. He is Ali's ex-boyfriend, and defending All-Valley Karate Tournament Champion. He is also John Kreese's top student at the Cobra Kai dojo. Although he plays the role of a bully, when John Kreese told Bobby to put Daniel out of commission Johnny looked at John Kreese in disgust. At the end of the film during the final round of the tournament as he lost to Daniel, Johnny shows respect to him and says "You're all right, LaRusso" and gives Daniel the trophy himself. It is later revealed that Johnny, along with all of the other Cobra Kai students, departed from John Kreese after he proved himself a sadistic sore loser.
In the 2010 remake of the movie
, this character is Chinese and is called Cheng.
A friend of Johnny's and a fellow student at the Cobra Kai Dojo, Bobby is Kreese's second best student. Although one of Johnny's gang, Bobby is seen as a more caring character than his friends, as he tries to stop Johnny from ruining the beach-party, stop him harassing Daniel, and from doing further damage to Daniel at the Halloween party, yet trips Daniel at the soccer try-outs, which causes Daniel to lose his spot on the team. During the tournament, Kreese orders Bobby to put Daniel "out of commission," which Bobby reluctantly does. After the severe kick to Daniel's knee, Bobby drops down and apologizes to Daniel: "Daniel! Daniel, I'm sorry. Sorry, man, I didn't mean it. Listen to me, listen to me! I'm sorry". Then, Bobby is pulled off Daniel by Mr. Miyagi and got disqualified.
Another friend of Johnny's and a Cobra Kai classmate. His mannerisms and cadence suggest he may have sociopathic tendencies. He is known for being the most vocal of the Cobra Kai students, and after being eliminated by Daniel LaRusso in the tournament, is heard cheering Johnny on from the sidelines during the final match with Daniel. His most memorable line in the movie is "Get him a bodybag. Yeah!" after Johnny re-aggravates Daniel's leg injury. He also had another memorable quote when Ali is seen walking with Daniel at school; he yells out in anger towards them "Must be 'taking a worm for a walk' week".
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Johnny's friend and Cobra Kai classmate. Enjoys personally picking on Daniel LaRusso, even confronting him in the locker room before the start of the All Valley Karate Tournament and calling Daniel "dead meat." Daniel eliminates Dutch himself before facing Bobby in the semi-final round.
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Another student at the Cobra Kai dojo and one of Johnny's best friends. Jimmy is known for being the most quiet member and the only brown belt in Johnny's quintet group. He is eliminated by Daniel in the All Valley Karate Tournament.
In the 2010 remake of the movie
, this character is an American living in Beijing
and is called Harry.
) Daniel's mother. She is portrayed as being a loving and hardworking mother. She is seen in the film attempting to become a manager in an Oriental restaurant through a "two nights a week" training program, with her dialogue implying she is going away from a job in computers to pursue said management career. However, in the second film she is called away for work for the summer, which seems unlikely with a restaurant manager job, implying she may have stuck with the computer career after all. In the third film, she is shown to be taking care of her sick brother, Louie. In the 2010 remake of the movie
, this character is called Sherry Parker.
) Another student at the Cobra Kai Dojo. He is the brown belt student who is defeated by Bobby in a sparring match at the dojo. He was also the first Cobra Kai member defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the All Valley Karate Tournament.
Barbara is another one of Ali's friends. Like Susan, she does not care much for Daniel at the beginning, but is seen cheering for him in the end.
) The announcer for the All Valley Karate Tournament. He appeared in all of the The Karate Kid films. He seems to have a deep respect for Daniel.
) is Daniel's second enemy, and the main antagonist of The Karate Kid, Part II. He is Sato Toguchi's nephew and best student. Like Johnny Lawrence from the first film, he is portrayed as a bully to Daniel, constantly tormenting him. Unlike Johnny, however, Chozen seems to have a sense of honor for the art of karate and is more highly skilled. His sense of honor does not extend to the natives of Tomi Village, however, as he cheats farmers by using rigged weights, which Daniel later exposes, causing the villagers to gain respect for Daniel and more disgust for Chozen's dishonesty. Chozen also goes so far that he will even be willing to kill his opponent for honor. He even forces Daniel to face him in a death match while holding Kumiko hostage at the end of the second film. Chozen proves to be a more difficult opponent, but in the end, he is defeated by Daniel who spares his life.
) Yukie's niece. During the events of The Karate Kid Part 2, she and Daniel start to fall in love with one another. When Daniel and Miyagi arrive at Tome village, the two spend much time together. Kumiko expresses her desire to become a dancer, although there are no schools for dancing where she lives. After hearing this, Daniel tries to convince her to come to America with him. After Miyagi accepts Sato's challenge to fight to the death, she and Daniel express their true feelings to one another as the two share a kiss. She is last seen performing an O bon dance at the old castle outside Tome village. It is there she is taken hostage by Chozen in order to get Daniel to fight him. Daniel accepts and Kumiko makes an effort to intervene choking Chozen with a piece of cloth before being forced away. Daniel wins the fight and the two romantically embrace as the crowd cheers. It is revealed later in The Karate Kid Part 3 that Kumiko was offered a dancing career in Tokyo that she couldn't refuse. It seems that Chozen has a lust for Kumiko; it is implied further when after Chozen threatens Daniel, Kumiko pelts his shirt with a tomato, rather than retaliate he smiles and takes his shirt off saying "You keep, for your collection. I know you like it."
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Yukie is Mr. Miyagi's loving childhood girlfriend. Although she was arranged to marry Sato, she had already been in love with Mr. Miyagi, which is what caused Sato to challenge Mr. Miyagi to a death match to save his honor. Mr. Miyagi never fought him, however. The next day, he left for America. When Mr. Miyagi returned to Tome village, it was revealed that Yukie had never married Sato. During the events of The Karate Kid Part 2 it was shown that the two still had feelings for one another and they began to rekindle their romance.
) She becomes Daniel's best friend during the events of The Karate Kid Part III. It was shown that Daniel had a brief crush on her, but when she claimed that she had a boyfriend and was going back to her home in Columbus, Ohio
soon, Daniel had come to see them as just friends and the two began forming a close friendship.
). An acquaintance of John Kreese from his military days, Terry Silver is the head of Dynatox Industries, the sponsor of the All Valley Karate Tournament, and the antithesis of Daniel LaRusso. He is one of the main antagonist's in the third film.
When his best friend John Kreese is financially ruined, due to the Cobra Kai’s defeat at the hands of Daniel and Miyagi, Silver makes it a personal mission to help Kreese recover and avenge him. To this end, he has his thugs force Daniel to enter the All Valley Karate Tournament and recruits “Bad Boy” Mike Barnes to compete against Daniel. He also supposedly trains Daniel for the tournament, after Miyagi refuses to do so, in reality setting him up for a defeat by Barnes. At the tournament, he instructs Barnes to deliberately drag the fight out in an attempt to torture Daniel.
) is Daniel's third, hardest, and final enemy in The Karate Kid, Part III. He was hired by Terry Silver to defeat Daniel in the All Valley Karate Tournament in exchange for 25% (later 50%) ownership of his new dojos. It is shown that he is a highly skilled karate master. He proves to be far too much for Daniel (mostly because Daniel couldn't so much as land a single damaging blow to him until the end of the film). He constantly torments Daniel and tries his best to force Daniel into signing an application for the All Valley Karate Tournament (which Daniel chooses not to enter because he has no reason to fight). Later when Mike forces Daniel to sign up for the tournament, Miyagi trains Daniel for the event. At the tournament Mike (under Silver's instructions) toys with Daniel by scoring points and then losing them with penalties. Despite his situation, Daniel defeats him in a sudden death match with the kata that Miyagi taught him.
) One of Silver's henchmen and one of Mike's cronies that helps torment Daniel. He is shown to be a "bad boy", but not as "bad" or skilled as Mike.
) makes the announcements at the All Valley Karate Tournament.
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The negative old lady that lives in the same apartment building as Daniel.
) Daniel's uncle. During the events of The Karate Kid part 3 he becomes ill and Lucille returns to New Jersey to care for him.
) A troubled teenage girl who lost her parents in a car accident. Like Daniel, she is also bullied by a gang, The Alphas and their leader, Ned who hits on her at her school. Mr. Miyagi takes her in as his student when he sends her grandmother (her only known living family member) away for a vacation and proceeds to train her in self-defense. At first, she wanted nothing to do with him, but learns to accept him as a teacher after being taught a few familiar techniques that Mr. Miyagi once taught Daniel.
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Colonel Dugan is the principal antagonist in The Next Karate Kid. He leads an JROTC-style program at Julie's school, and his style of instruction and morals he instills upon his students are very similar to those of John Kreese from the earlier films.
) Julie's grandmother and only known living family member. She and Mr. Miyagi knew each other for many years since her late husband was a good friend of Miyagi during and after World War II
. She was later sent to stay at Miyagi's home in Los Angeles, so that he could look after and teach her granddaughter the techniques of virtue and discipline through karate and she also makes Tacos for Juile's birthday.
) A new student who joins Col. Dugan's group to someday become accepted into an Airforce Academy. He shows infatuation when in Julie's presence, even up to occasionally teasing her at times just for her to warm up to him. Although Julie initially disliked him (on account of him being part of the ruthless Col. Dugan's group), she begins to bond more with him after he watches over her hawk, Angel as a favor when she was away for training.
) A student in Ned's gang. After witnessing Col. Dugan putting so much pressure onto Ned of severely beating Eric McGowan at the docks, he sympathizes to Ned that he doesn't have to keep going at it. He is much like Cobra Kai student Bobby Brown from the original film.
) Dre is the main protagonist of The Karate Kid Remake
. Like Daniel LaRusso, he goes into training for self defense after being bullied. Dre was originally from Detroit, Michigan. However, Dre and his mother moved to Beijing, China to start a new life after the death of Dre's father. Dre's mother was thrilled about Beijing, although Dre wasn't particularly thrilled about the move. Shortly after moving to Beijing, Dre immediately fell in love with a pretty young violinist named Mei Ying. Soon after in the movie he kissed her as well. It was obvious that she had mutual feelings for Dre, however, a local bully and kung fu prodigy named Cheng attempted to keep them apart. Afterwards, Cheng continually tormented Dre until he was stopped by Mr. Han. After Mr. Han's interference, Dre began to learn kung fu from Han when Cheng's shifu, Master Li challenged them to a fight which forced Dre to compete in the upcoming 'Open Kung Fu Tournament.' At the tournament Dre managed to defeat Master Li's students and ultimately Cheng himself. After his victory, Dre had earned the respect of Cheng and his friends. Like Johnny in the original, Cheng personally presented the trophy to Dre.
) is a Chinese maintenance man who becomes Dre's shifu. He is the deuteragonist of the Karate Kid Remake, and is based on Keisuke Miyagi from the original films. The film follows the same story line as the original, and several lines and actions are repeated from the original. Unlike Miyagi, and has a car in his living room and is fixing it however, Han is a practitioner of kung fu, and elements of his backstory differ from Miyagi's, such as the circumstances surrounding his wife's and son's death. In this version, Han tells Dre that he is distracted by an argument with his wife while driving his car, and he crashes, killing them and misses them. and conutines to train Dre for the Karate touranment
) is the main antagonist of the film. He is seemingly older than Dre, and continually harasses him throughout the film for Dre's interactions with his [Cheng's] possible love interest, Mei Ying. He also goes as far as drastically beating him in the secluded back entrance of Dre's apartment before being stopped and defeated by Mr. Han. Cheng is much like Johnny Lawrence: being the bully of the school, wealthy, well-known, and distressing and thrashing the protagonist. Similarly as in the first 'The Karate Kid' film, Dre earns Cheng's respect when he beats him at the finals of the 'Open Kung Fu Tournament' and Cheng personally awards Dre the trophy and shows Mr. Han respect.
) is Dre's (and possibly Cheng's) love interest. Mei Ying has an interest in music (notably playing the violin exceedingly well) and gets admittance into Beijing Academy of Music (which Dre refers to as 'BAM!'). She briefly breaks contact with Dre under her father's directions before again, becoming a couple with him after she kisses him and Dre rehearses a written apology to Mei Ying's which is translated by Mr. Han through Dre's words. At the end of the film, she is seen cheering loudly, keeping her 'pinky promise' to Dre, which was for her to be the loudest fan to cheer for him when he would win the Kung Fu tournament.
) Cheng's Wushu (Kung Fu) instructor and the secondary antagonist of the film. Like John Kreese, Master Li teaches his students to be ruthless and merciless towards their enemy, as well as using cheap shots to injure their competitions at the Kung Fu tournament. When Cheng told him that Mr. Han and Dre bullied him when the two protagonists arrived at 'The Fighting Dragon' studio to make peace, Li forces either Mr. Han or Dre to fight Cheng. Mr. Han promises Li that Dre will compete at the opening Kung Fu tournament. During the tournament, Master Li instructs Liang, one of the most caring fighters of the group, to deliver an illegal strike to Dre's leg, disallowing him to continue the tournament and allowing Cheng to win the tournament by default. Ultimately, Dre returns to the ring and ultimately defeats Cheng. According to Mr. Han, he doesn't teach his students real Kung Fu; he instead is a "bad man teaching them very bad things."
The Karate Kid, Part II
The Karate Kid, Part II is a 1986 American martial arts film and is a sequel to 1984's The Karate Kid. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi, respectively. The original music score was composed by Bill Conti...
, The Karate Kid, Part III
The Karate Kid, Part III
The Karate Kid, Part III is a 1989 martial arts film, and the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid . The film stars Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith, Robyn Lively, and Martin Kove. Like the first two films, it was directed by John G. Avildsen and written...
, The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 American martial arts drama film starring Hilary Swank and Pat Morita. It is the fourth and final film in the original The Karate Kid series. It was directed by Christopher Cain, written by Mark Lee with music by Bill Conti. This is the only film in the original...
, and The Karate Kid Remake.
Daniel LaRusso
Daniel LaRusso (Ralph MacchioRalph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the...
) is the main character of The Karate Kid film series, with the exception of the fourth installment, The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 American martial arts drama film starring Hilary Swank and Pat Morita. It is the fourth and final film in the original The Karate Kid series. It was directed by Christopher Cain, written by Mark Lee with music by Bill Conti. This is the only film in the original...
. LaRusso's mother is Lucille LaRusso. Some time before the events of the series, Daniel's father died of an unknown cause. This event is what caused Daniel and his mother to move to Los Angeles where Daniel became tormented by the "Cobra Kai", a group of karate students from the karate dojo Cobra Kai. After nearly being killed by the Cobra Kai's best student Johnny Lawrence, Daniel was saved by his apartment's maintenance man, Kesuke Miyagi. After saving Daniel, Miyagi began to teach him the ways of karate. Daniel later defeated Johnny at the "All Valley Karate Tournament". Daniel seemed to have won the respect of the Cobras. In the later movies of The Karate Kid Series, Daniel would eventually learn more from Mr. Miyagi about karate and face new and more highly skilled enemies.
Mr. Keisuke Miyagi
Mister/Staff Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi (Pat MoritaPat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.-Early life:Pat...
) is the main supporting character through the entire The Karate Kid film series including The Next Karate Kid, which starred Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , as Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi...
and Pat Morita. Mr. Myagi teaches Daniel "karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
" from 1984 to 1989. Mister Miyagi is a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Europe during World War II and decorated with the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
. His wife and newborn child died at the Manzanar Relocation Camp on November 2, 1944 while he was fighting in Europe.
John Kreese
John Kreese (Martin KoveMartin Kove
Martin Kove is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series.-Film appearances:His best-known roles may have been on the 1980s hit CBS television series Cagney & Lacey as Detective Victor Isbecki and in the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid as Cobra Kai Sensei John Kreese...
) is the secondary antagonist of the first two films and the main antagonist of the third film. Kreese is an ex-Special Forces Vietnam Veteran. It becomes clear in The Karate Kid Part II that Kreese is racist toward Asians (judging by when he calls Miyagi a slope in the movie). Kreese also instructs his students to be merciless towards their enemies and by ordering his students to use illegal strikes at the tournament to disable their opponents. After his best student, Johnny Lawrence lost to Daniel in the "All Valley Karate Tournament", Kreese violently proves himself as a sadistic sore loser (which is later stopped by Mr. Miyagi in a humorous way), and all the students depart from The Cobra Kai dojo. During the events of The Karate Kid Part III, Kreese plots revenge against Daniel and Miyagi for the loss of his dojo and students. With nowhere to go, Kreese visits his Vietnam War buddy Terry Silver. After listening to Kreese's story, Silver decides to help him out by harassing Daniel and Miyagi and even hiring Mike Barnes to defeat Daniel in the All Valley Tournament.
In the 2010 remake
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
, a character named Master Li mirrors Kreese in that he teaches his students an unethical form of Kung Fu; and orders his students to use cheap shots in the tournament, during the film's climax.
The Referee
The Referee of he ring is played by Pat E. JohnsonPat E. Johnson
Pat E. Johnson is a 9th degree black belt in the art of American Tang Soo Do. He is the president of the National Tang Soo Do Congress, which was originally created by Chuck Norris in 1973...
in the first three Karate Kid films.
Ali Mills
Ali Mills (Elisabeth ShueElisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Judson Shue is an American actress and producer, most famous for her roles in the films The Karate Kid, Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Back to the Future Parts II and III and Leaving Las Vegas, for which she won five acting awards and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden...
)
The main love interest of Daniel LaRusso in the first film. During the events of the first film, she seems to take an instant liking to Daniel and the two begin to date and eventually fall in love, much to her ex-boyfriend Johnny's dismay. It is revealed later in The Karate Kid Part II that Ali left Daniel because she fell for a football player from UCLA.
Johnny Lawrence
Johnny Lawrence (William ZabkaWilliam Zabka
William Michael "Billy" Zabka is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is an Academy Award Nominee for Co-Writing and Producing the film, "MOST." Zabka is best known for his villain roles in several iconic 80s films, such as his role of Johnny Lawrence in 1984's The Karate...
) is Daniel's first enemy, the main antagonist of the first film. He is Ali's ex-boyfriend, and defending All-Valley Karate Tournament Champion. He is also John Kreese's top student at the Cobra Kai dojo. Although he plays the role of a bully, when John Kreese told Bobby to put Daniel out of commission Johnny looked at John Kreese in disgust. At the end of the film during the final round of the tournament as he lost to Daniel, Johnny shows respect to him and says "You're all right, LaRusso" and gives Daniel the trophy himself. It is later revealed that Johnny, along with all of the other Cobra Kai students, departed from John Kreese after he proved himself a sadistic sore loser.
In the 2010 remake of the movie
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
, this character is Chinese and is called Cheng.
Bobby Brown
Bobby (Ron Thomas)A friend of Johnny's and a fellow student at the Cobra Kai Dojo, Bobby is Kreese's second best student. Although one of Johnny's gang, Bobby is seen as a more caring character than his friends, as he tries to stop Johnny from ruining the beach-party, stop him harassing Daniel, and from doing further damage to Daniel at the Halloween party, yet trips Daniel at the soccer try-outs, which causes Daniel to lose his spot on the team. During the tournament, Kreese orders Bobby to put Daniel "out of commission," which Bobby reluctantly does. After the severe kick to Daniel's knee, Bobby drops down and apologizes to Daniel: "Daniel! Daniel, I'm sorry. Sorry, man, I didn't mean it. Listen to me, listen to me! I'm sorry". Then, Bobby is pulled off Daniel by Mr. Miyagi and got disqualified.
Tommy
Tommy (Rob Garrison)Another friend of Johnny's and a Cobra Kai classmate. His mannerisms and cadence suggest he may have sociopathic tendencies. He is known for being the most vocal of the Cobra Kai students, and after being eliminated by Daniel LaRusso in the tournament, is heard cheering Johnny on from the sidelines during the final match with Daniel. His most memorable line in the movie is "Get him a bodybag. Yeah!" after Johnny re-aggravates Daniel's leg injury. He also had another memorable quote when Ali is seen walking with Daniel at school; he yells out in anger towards them "Must be 'taking a worm for a walk' week".
Dutch
Dutch (Chad McQueenChad McQueen
Chadwick S. "Chad" McQueen is an American actor, film producer, martial artist and race car driver. He was born in Los Angeles, California to actor Steve McQueen and Filipino-born actress Neile Adams.-Personal life:...
)
Johnny's friend and Cobra Kai classmate. Enjoys personally picking on Daniel LaRusso, even confronting him in the locker room before the start of the All Valley Karate Tournament and calling Daniel "dead meat." Daniel eliminates Dutch himself before facing Bobby in the semi-final round.
Jimmy
Jimmy (Tony O'DellTony O'Dell
Tony O’Dell is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as preppy Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class from 1986 to 1991.-Early life and career:...
)
Another student at the Cobra Kai dojo and one of Johnny's best friends. Jimmy is known for being the most quiet member and the only brown belt in Johnny's quintet group. He is eliminated by Daniel in the All Valley Karate Tournament.
Freddy Fernandez
Freddy Fernandez (Israel Juarbe) He is a high school student that lives in the same apartment building that Daniel and his mother move into. He briefly becomes Daniel's friend and invites him to a beach party. However, when Daniel is defeated by Johnny on the beach for "getting in Johnny's way", he hesitates to talk to Daniel and makes fun of Daniel at school and does not try to stop his friends from ridiculing Daniel, although he does not join in himself. He is next seen in the crowd at the All Valley Karate Tournament cheering for Daniel: "Come on Daniel, you got this guy you can do it". At the end of the film, he is seen cheering for Daniel and along with some of his friends, picks Daniel up and cheers. This implies that he will treat Daniel with respect and the two will become friends again.In the 2010 remake of the movie
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
, this character is an American living in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and is called Harry.
Mr. Mills
Mr. Mills (William Bassett) Ali's father. He is shown to be somewhat friendly but strict at the same time. He does seem to look down upon Daniel's family somewhat, seeming disappointed at the country club dance that his daughter wants to go out with "that boy from Reseda" again.Lucille LaRusso
Lucille LaRusso (Randee HellerRandee Heller
Randy M. "Randee" Heller is an American television and film actress. Her most notable roles were in the film The Karate Kid and one of its sequels, as Daniel Larusso's mother, and on the 1970s serial sitcom Soap as Jodie Dallas's roommate Alice, one of the first recurring lesbian characters in...
) Daniel's mother. She is portrayed as being a loving and hardworking mother. She is seen in the film attempting to become a manager in an Oriental restaurant through a "two nights a week" training program, with her dialogue implying she is going away from a job in computers to pursue said management career. However, in the second film she is called away for work for the summer, which seems unlikely with a restaurant manager job, implying she may have stuck with the computer career after all. In the third film, she is shown to be taking care of her sick brother, Louie. In the 2010 remake of the movie
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
, this character is called Sherry Parker.
Jerry Robertson
Jerry (Larry B. ScottLarry B. Scott
-Career:Scott's film debut was in the 1978 movie A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. He is perhaps best known for playing Lamar Latrell, the openly gay fraternity member in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films from 1984 to 1994. In the 1986 film SpaceCamp he played opposite a then-young...
) Another student at the Cobra Kai Dojo. He is the brown belt student who is defeated by Bobby in a sparring match at the dojo. He was also the first Cobra Kai member defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the All Valley Karate Tournament.
Susan
Susan (Juli Fields) One of Ali's best friends. She seems to have a disliking for Daniel. She refers to Daniel as "fungus" during the Halloween dance. She is later seen at the All Valley Karate Tournament in the crowd cheering. At the end of the film, she is seen walking onto the ring, along with Freddy and several others cheering for Daniel.Barbara
Barbara (Dana Andersen)Barbara is another one of Ali's friends. Like Susan, she does not care much for Daniel at the beginning, but is seen cheering for him in the end.
The Announcer
The Announcer (Bruce MalmuthBruce Malmuth
Bruce Malmuth was an American actor and film director.-Early life:Malmuth began making documentaries while serving in the Army, where he met baseball announcer Walter Red Barber...
) The announcer for the All Valley Karate Tournament. He appeared in all of the The Karate Kid films. He seems to have a deep respect for Daniel.
Chozen Toguchi
Chozen Toguchi (Yuji OkumotoYuji Okumoto
is an Japanese-American actor best known for his intimidating movie roles, such as Chozen in The Karate Kid, Part II.-Early life:...
) is Daniel's second enemy, and the main antagonist of The Karate Kid, Part II. He is Sato Toguchi's nephew and best student. Like Johnny Lawrence from the first film, he is portrayed as a bully to Daniel, constantly tormenting him. Unlike Johnny, however, Chozen seems to have a sense of honor for the art of karate and is more highly skilled. His sense of honor does not extend to the natives of Tomi Village, however, as he cheats farmers by using rigged weights, which Daniel later exposes, causing the villagers to gain respect for Daniel and more disgust for Chozen's dishonesty. Chozen also goes so far that he will even be willing to kill his opponent for honor. He even forces Daniel to face him in a death match while holding Kumiko hostage at the end of the second film. Chozen proves to be a more difficult opponent, but in the end, he is defeated by Daniel who spares his life.
Sato Toguchi
Sato Toguchi (Danny Kamekona), Sato is the enemy of Miyagi, although he was once Miyagi's best friend. During their childhood, Miyagi and Sato had a strong brotherly friendship. Their friendship was so strong that Miyagi even asked his father to teach karate to him and Sato both (even though traditionally it had only been taught from father to son). However, When the two grew older, Sato had been arranged to marry a girl named Yukie. Although Yukie was arranged to marry Sato, she had instead fallen in love with Miyagi. Their love was so strong to one another, that Miyagi had announced that he would break the tradition of arranged marriage and marry Yukie anyway. Sato however, felt disgraced and challenged Miyagi to a fight to save his honor. But Miyagi left Okinawa, Japan the next day. When Miyagi returned to Tome village with Daniel, Sato had been eager to face his old friend in a death match. However, the two became friends again when Miyagi saved his life during a typhoon. Sato is not a villain per se, but however more along the lines of the tragic anti-hero. All of Sato's actions against Miyagi were out of anger of his former friend dishonoring him. Though he does show signs of sympathy and respect, by letting Miyagi and Daniel see Miyagi's father for the last time and honoring a lost bet between Daniel and Chozen.Kumiko
Kumiko (Tamlyn TomitaTamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita is an actress, who has appeared in many Hollywood films and television series.-Early life:Tomita was born in Okinawa, the daughter of Shiro and Asako Tomita. Her father then later became a Los Angeles Police Officer, rising to the rank of sergeant. He succumbed to cancer in...
) Yukie's niece. During the events of The Karate Kid Part 2, she and Daniel start to fall in love with one another. When Daniel and Miyagi arrive at Tome village, the two spend much time together. Kumiko expresses her desire to become a dancer, although there are no schools for dancing where she lives. After hearing this, Daniel tries to convince her to come to America with him. After Miyagi accepts Sato's challenge to fight to the death, she and Daniel express their true feelings to one another as the two share a kiss. She is last seen performing an O bon dance at the old castle outside Tome village. It is there she is taken hostage by Chozen in order to get Daniel to fight him. Daniel accepts and Kumiko makes an effort to intervene choking Chozen with a piece of cloth before being forced away. Daniel wins the fight and the two romantically embrace as the crowd cheers. It is revealed later in The Karate Kid Part 3 that Kumiko was offered a dancing career in Tokyo that she couldn't refuse. It seems that Chozen has a lust for Kumiko; it is implied further when after Chozen threatens Daniel, Kumiko pelts his shirt with a tomato, rather than retaliate he smiles and takes his shirt off saying "You keep, for your collection. I know you like it."
Yukie
Yukie (Nobu McCarthyNobu McCarthy
Nobu McCarthy was a Japanese Canadian actress, stage director, and fashion model.-Early life:McCarthy was born Nobu Atsumi in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of Yuki and Masaji Atsumi, a Japanese fashion designer and diplomatic attache stationed in Canada at the time. She was raised in Japan, where...
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Yukie is Mr. Miyagi's loving childhood girlfriend. Although she was arranged to marry Sato, she had already been in love with Mr. Miyagi, which is what caused Sato to challenge Mr. Miyagi to a death match to save his honor. Mr. Miyagi never fought him, however. The next day, he left for America. When Mr. Miyagi returned to Tome village, it was revealed that Yukie had never married Sato. During the events of The Karate Kid Part 2 it was shown that the two still had feelings for one another and they began to rekindle their romance.
Miyagi's father
Miyagi's father (Charlie Tanimoto) and sensei trained him to use the art in the right way. In The Karate Kid, Part II, he became ill and died, but not before seeing his son one last time. As sensei to Miyagi and Sato, both men came to his side at his hour of death. His final act was to bring the two former close friends together.Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews (Robyn LivelyRobyn Lively
Robyn Elaine Lively is an American actress. Lively is best known for her role in the film Teen Witch, as well as for her roles in the TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D., Twin Peaks, and Saving Grace.-Early life:...
) She becomes Daniel's best friend during the events of The Karate Kid Part III. It was shown that Daniel had a brief crush on her, but when she claimed that she had a boyfriend and was going back to her home in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
soon, Daniel had come to see them as just friends and the two began forming a close friendship.
Terry Silver
Terence "Terry" Silver (Thomas Ian GriffithThomas Ian Griffith
Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor and martial artist who has starred in films and on television.-Early life:Griffith was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Mary Ann , who worked at a dance studio, and Thomas Joseph Griffith...
). An acquaintance of John Kreese from his military days, Terry Silver is the head of Dynatox Industries, the sponsor of the All Valley Karate Tournament, and the antithesis of Daniel LaRusso. He is one of the main antagonist's in the third film.
When his best friend John Kreese is financially ruined, due to the Cobra Kai’s defeat at the hands of Daniel and Miyagi, Silver makes it a personal mission to help Kreese recover and avenge him. To this end, he has his thugs force Daniel to enter the All Valley Karate Tournament and recruits “Bad Boy” Mike Barnes to compete against Daniel. He also supposedly trains Daniel for the tournament, after Miyagi refuses to do so, in reality setting him up for a defeat by Barnes. At the tournament, he instructs Barnes to deliberately drag the fight out in an attempt to torture Daniel.
Mike Barnes
Michael "Mike" Barnes (Sean KananSean Kanan
-Early life:He was born Sean Perelman in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, Boston University and UCLA where he earned a degree in political science....
) is Daniel's third, hardest, and final enemy in The Karate Kid, Part III. He was hired by Terry Silver to defeat Daniel in the All Valley Karate Tournament in exchange for 25% (later 50%) ownership of his new dojos. It is shown that he is a highly skilled karate master. He proves to be far too much for Daniel (mostly because Daniel couldn't so much as land a single damaging blow to him until the end of the film). He constantly torments Daniel and tries his best to force Daniel into signing an application for the All Valley Karate Tournament (which Daniel chooses not to enter because he has no reason to fight). Later when Mike forces Daniel to sign up for the tournament, Miyagi trains Daniel for the event. At the tournament Mike (under Silver's instructions) toys with Daniel by scoring points and then losing them with penalties. Despite his situation, Daniel defeats him in a sudden death match with the kata that Miyagi taught him.
Snake
Snake (Jonathan AvildsenJonathan Avildsen
Jonathan Avildsen is an American actor who has played a handful of minor roles mostly in feature films, with a few appearances in television-Acting career:...
) One of Silver's henchmen and one of Mike's cronies that helps torment Daniel. He is shown to be a "bad boy", but not as "bad" or skilled as Mike.
Dennis
Dennis (Christopher Paul Ford) Terry Silver's other henchman, and another one of Mike's cronies. He is shown to be a "bad boy" and karate practitioner like Snake, but is not as skilled as Mike (mostly because he was defeated by Daniel so easily). Dennis rarely speaks. He only has two lines through-out the whole movie.The Announcer
The Announcer (Rick HurstRick Hurst
Richard Douglas "Rick" Hurst an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard....
) makes the announcements at the All Valley Karate Tournament.
Mrs. Milo
Mrs. Milo (Frances BayFrances Bay
Frances Bay was a U.S.-based Canadian character actress, best known for playing quirky, elderly women on film and television...
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The negative old lady that lives in the same apartment building as Daniel.
Uncle Louie
Uncle Louie (Joseph V. PerryJoseph V. Perry
Joseph V. Perry was an American actor possibly best known for his role as Nemo in Everybody Loves Raymond.-Career:...
) Daniel's uncle. During the events of The Karate Kid part 3 he becomes ill and Lucille returns to New Jersey to care for him.
Julie Pierce
Julie Pierce (Hilary SwankHilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , as Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi...
) A troubled teenage girl who lost her parents in a car accident. Like Daniel, she is also bullied by a gang, The Alphas and their leader, Ned who hits on her at her school. Mr. Miyagi takes her in as his student when he sends her grandmother (her only known living family member) away for a vacation and proceeds to train her in self-defense. At first, she wanted nothing to do with him, but learns to accept him as a teacher after being taught a few familiar techniques that Mr. Miyagi once taught Daniel.
Colonel Dugan
Colonel Dugan (Michael IronsideMichael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed...
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Colonel Dugan is the principal antagonist in The Next Karate Kid. He leads an JROTC-style program at Julie's school, and his style of instruction and morals he instills upon his students are very similar to those of John Kreese from the earlier films.
Louisa Pierce
Louisa Pierce (Constance TowersConstance Towers
-Early life:Towers was born in Whitefish, Montana, the daughter of Ardath L. and Harry J. Towers. According to her official Web site, a contract from Paramount Pictures was offered to her at age 11 but was declined...
) Julie's grandmother and only known living family member. She and Mr. Miyagi knew each other for many years since her late husband was a good friend of Miyagi during and after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She was later sent to stay at Miyagi's home in Los Angeles, so that he could look after and teach her granddaughter the techniques of virtue and discipline through karate and she also makes Tacos for Juile's birthday.
Eric McGowen
Eric McGowen (Chris ConradChris Conrad
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Conrad is an American actor, known for playing Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. He should not be confused with fellow actor Christian Conrad ....
) A new student who joins Col. Dugan's group to someday become accepted into an Airforce Academy. He shows infatuation when in Julie's presence, even up to occasionally teasing her at times just for her to warm up to him. Although Julie initially disliked him (on account of him being part of the ruthless Col. Dugan's group), she begins to bond more with him after he watches over her hawk, Angel as a favor when she was away for training.
Ned
Ned (Michael Cavalieri) - A skilled academy student with bullying tendencies (nearly the equivalent of Johnny Lawrence) and antagonist of the film. He constantly tries to hit on Julie, only to be rejected by her many times. As a response to the rejections, he does whatever he can to make Julie's life miserable like getting her almost suspended from school as he lied to Col. Dugan that Juile was smoking.Charlie
Charlie (Walton GogginsWalton Goggins
Walton Sanders Goggins, Jr. is an American actor best known for his roles on the FX Networks series The Shield and Justified, portraying Detective Shane Vendrell and Boyd Crowder, respectively. He is also known for his character roles in the films Miracle at St. Anna and Predators...
) A student in Ned's gang. After witnessing Col. Dugan putting so much pressure onto Ned of severely beating Eric McGowan at the docks, he sympathizes to Ned that he doesn't have to keep going at it. He is much like Cobra Kai student Bobby Brown from the original film.
Dre Parker
Dre Parker (Jaden SmithJaden Smith
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is an American child actor, rapper, songwriter, dancer, and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. He is the elder brother of singer Willow Smith...
) Dre is the main protagonist of The Karate Kid Remake
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
. Like Daniel LaRusso, he goes into training for self defense after being bullied. Dre was originally from Detroit, Michigan. However, Dre and his mother moved to Beijing, China to start a new life after the death of Dre's father. Dre's mother was thrilled about Beijing, although Dre wasn't particularly thrilled about the move. Shortly after moving to Beijing, Dre immediately fell in love with a pretty young violinist named Mei Ying. Soon after in the movie he kissed her as well. It was obvious that she had mutual feelings for Dre, however, a local bully and kung fu prodigy named Cheng attempted to keep them apart. Afterwards, Cheng continually tormented Dre until he was stopped by Mr. Han. After Mr. Han's interference, Dre began to learn kung fu from Han when Cheng's shifu, Master Li challenged them to a fight which forced Dre to compete in the upcoming 'Open Kung Fu Tournament.' At the tournament Dre managed to defeat Master Li's students and ultimately Cheng himself. After his victory, Dre had earned the respect of Cheng and his friends. Like Johnny in the original, Cheng personally presented the trophy to Dre.
Liang
Liang (Shijia Lü) is one of Cheng's friends and fellow classmates who antagonize Dre Parker in The Karate Kid Remake. Like Bobby Brown (AKA Butterman), Liang is the most caring out of the group. He is also the one who injures Dre's leg during the semifinals of the tournament on Master Li's orders. In the process, he is disqualified and is visibly regretful of his actions.Wu Ping
Wu Ping is one of the young competitors competing in the Kung Fu competition Dre Parker competes in. He is easily distinguished by his mohawk, which he slicks upwards before a match. He managed to make it all the way to the semi-finals only to lose to Cheng, who defeated him with an elbow to the chest.Mr. Han
Mr. Han (Jackie ChanJackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
) is a Chinese maintenance man who becomes Dre's shifu. He is the deuteragonist of the Karate Kid Remake, and is based on Keisuke Miyagi from the original films. The film follows the same story line as the original, and several lines and actions are repeated from the original. Unlike Miyagi, and has a car in his living room and is fixing it however, Han is a practitioner of kung fu, and elements of his backstory differ from Miyagi's, such as the circumstances surrounding his wife's and son's death. In this version, Han tells Dre that he is distracted by an argument with his wife while driving his car, and he crashes, killing them and misses them. and conutines to train Dre for the Karate touranment
Cheng
Cheng (Zhenwei WangZhenwei Wang
Zhenwei Wang is a Chinese child actor and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Cheng in the 2010 film The Karate Kid, which is a remake of the original 1984 film.-About Zhenwei Wang:...
) is the main antagonist of the film. He is seemingly older than Dre, and continually harasses him throughout the film for Dre's interactions with his [Cheng's] possible love interest, Mei Ying. He also goes as far as drastically beating him in the secluded back entrance of Dre's apartment before being stopped and defeated by Mr. Han. Cheng is much like Johnny Lawrence: being the bully of the school, wealthy, well-known, and distressing and thrashing the protagonist. Similarly as in the first 'The Karate Kid' film, Dre earns Cheng's respect when he beats him at the finals of the 'Open Kung Fu Tournament' and Cheng personally awards Dre the trophy and shows Mr. Han respect.
Mei Ying
Mei Ying (Wenwen HanWenwen Han
Wenwen Han is a Chinese child actress and violinist, she is best known for her role in the 2010 remake film of The Karate Kid. Han can speak both English and Chinese.-External links:*http://twitter.com/#!/HanWen2 Wenwen Han official Twitter...
) is Dre's (and possibly Cheng's) love interest. Mei Ying has an interest in music (notably playing the violin exceedingly well) and gets admittance into Beijing Academy of Music (which Dre refers to as 'BAM!'). She briefly breaks contact with Dre under her father's directions before again, becoming a couple with him after she kisses him and Dre rehearses a written apology to Mei Ying's which is translated by Mr. Han through Dre's words. At the end of the film, she is seen cheering loudly, keeping her 'pinky promise' to Dre, which was for her to be the loudest fan to cheer for him when he would win the Kung Fu tournament.
Master Li
Master Li (Yu RongguangYu Rongguang
Yu Rongguang is a Chinese actor and martial artist who started his career in Hong Kong. He is best known for the title role in Iron Monkey along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as The East Is Red, My Father Is a Hero, Musa.Yu is also known for appearing in roles for films...
) Cheng's Wushu (Kung Fu) instructor and the secondary antagonist of the film. Like John Kreese, Master Li teaches his students to be ruthless and merciless towards their enemy, as well as using cheap shots to injure their competitions at the Kung Fu tournament. When Cheng told him that Mr. Han and Dre bullied him when the two protagonists arrived at 'The Fighting Dragon' studio to make peace, Li forces either Mr. Han or Dre to fight Cheng. Mr. Han promises Li that Dre will compete at the opening Kung Fu tournament. During the tournament, Master Li instructs Liang, one of the most caring fighters of the group, to deliver an illegal strike to Dre's leg, disallowing him to continue the tournament and allowing Cheng to win the tournament by default. Ultimately, Dre returns to the ring and ultimately defeats Cheng. According to Mr. Han, he doesn't teach his students real Kung Fu; he instead is a "bad man teaching them very bad things."