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Wax on, wax off.
~ Mr. Miyagis most famous quote.
No such thing as bad student. Only bad teacher.
~ Mr.Miyagi to Daniel.

Kesuke Miyagi, otherwise known as Nariyoshi Miyagi and Mr. Miyagi, is the overarching protagonist of The Karate Kid franchise, serving as the deuteragonist of the Karate Kid trilogy and The Next Karate Kid, and the posthumous overarching protagonist of Cobra Kai.

He was portrayed by the late Pat Morita.

Biography[]

Kesuke Miyagi was born on June 9, 1925 in Tomi Village, Okinawa, Japan.

Kesuke Miyagi begins the first film when our hero, Daniel LaRusso, met him in the house he and his mother moved in. When Daniel argues with his mother about his new home, Mr. Miyagi feels sorry for the boy.

He later comes to his rescue when he is captured and attacked by Johnny Lawrence, leader of the Cobra Kai gang. Over the course of the film, Mr. Miyagi trains Daniel in the ways of karate, giving him the courage to face his fears and defeat Johnny in a karate tournament.

In the second film, Mr. Miyagi takes Daniel to meet his family, where they face many challenges they didn't expect.

In the third film, He and Daniel fight against John Kreese and Terry Silver in a another karate tournament.

In the fourth film, He teaches the granddaughter of a friend from his WWII days karate.

In Cobra Kai, Mr. Miyagi is revealed to have died between the events of The Next Karate Kid and Cobra Kai.

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           The Karate Kids Heroes

The Karate Kid (1984)
Daniel LaRusso | Kesuke Miyagi | Lucille LaRusso | Ali Mills | Johnny Lawrence | Bobby Brown | Tommy | Jimmy | Freddy Fernandez

The Karate Kid Part II
Daniel LaRusso | Kesuke Miyagi | Kumiko | Yuki | Yuna | Sato Toguchi | Chozen Toguchi | Miyagi Chōjun

The Karate Kid Part III
Daniel LaRusso | Kesuke Miyagi | Jessica Andrews | Mike Barnes

The Next Karate Kid
Kesuke Miyagi | Julie Pierce | Louisa Pierce | Eric McGowen | Abbot Monk

The Karate Kid (2010)
Dre Parker | Mr. Han | Sherry Parker | Meiying | Harry

Cobra Kai (2018–present)
Samantha LaRusso | Miguel Diaz | Tory Nichols | Robby Keene | Kenny Payne | Demetri Alexopoulos | Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz | Devon Lee | Raymond "Stingray" Porter

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