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Mr. Miyagi
Where Fumio Demura appears in The Karate Kid
Nearly four decades have passed since movie lovers first heard the phrase "wax on, wax off," but this fastidious mantra remains as quotable today as it was in Miyagi's help in training to defend himself against a pack of vile, karate-loving high school bullies. Upon release in , the film made overnight stars of both Macchio and Morita, whose unforgettable work as Mr. Miyagi ultimately became the heart and soul of the entire film. A well-known presence on the L. Without spoiling too much, Daniel's noble stand does not go well. After taking a serious beating, Daniel is saved only when a mystery man enters the fray and proceeds to dispatch Johnny and his ghouls with utmost ease. To the surprise of most viewers, that mystery man turns out to be Morita's gray-haired Mr. It's obviously quite cool that Demura got some on-screen time in The Karate Kid , particularly as it comes in one of the film's most memorable scenes. Turns out, Demura was actually offered the part of Mr.
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Noriyuki " Pat " Morita June 28, — November 24, [1] was a Japanese-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Morita was the series lead actor in the television program Mr. T and Tina and in Ohara — , a police-themed drama. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian American series lead. Morita was born in Isleton, California in Morita developed spinal tuberculosis Pott disease at the age of two and spent the bulk of the next nine years in the Weimar Institute in Weimar, California and later at the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco.
Miyagi is a fictional Okinawan karate master in The Karate Kid film series. Toshiro Mifune was originally considered for the role but was dropped as he couldn't speak English. Miyagi was born on June 9, , in Okinawa , Japan. He learned karate from his father , a fisherman, and worked for the richest man in the village, whose son Sato was Miyagi's best friend.
