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Avildsen shot hours of footage of the tournament from multiple angles
Synopsis
Decades after their fight at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence meet again as martial arts rivals. During the original filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G. The team behind Cobra Kai dug through the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks.
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One of them includes Zabka’s real-life mother, who was in the stands from different angles that weren’t seen until 2018. Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is stated as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a plaque being held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986 ) as Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid that changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name previously given to him.
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Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to Miyagi. In Karate Kid (1984), it can be briefly seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys of the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. I remember watching the Karate Kid movies as a kid, and I can’t express enough how impressed and amazed I was at the level of quality this series is.
Awesome job, YouTube!
It successfully brings back the old “feel” of the movies while also adding a new and complex storyline. It truly embodies the legacy of the rivalry while still renewing the spirit of the movies to an unprecedented degree. I can’t wait to see what they do with Season 2.
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