The Next Karate Kid
Hilary Swank trains with Mr. Miyagi in the 1994 fourth film.
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 film directed by Christopher Cain and written by Mark Lee, the fourth in the franchise and a standalone sequel to Part III. Hilary Swank stars as Julie Pierce, in her first leading film role, and Pat Morita returns as Mr. Miyagi.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Christopher Cain
- Producer
- Jerry Weintraub
- Writer
- Mark Lee
- Based on
- The Karate Kid, Robert Mark Kamen
- Starring
- Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
- Hilary Swank
- Michael Ironside
- Music
- Bill Conti
- Cinematography
- László Kovács
- Editing
- Ronald Roose
Lore & Background
Morita was the only original cast member to come back, and it was his last Karate Kid film before his death in 2005. Constance Towers, Chris Conrad, Walton Goggins and Michael Ironside co-star, and Bill Conti again wrote the score. It opens with Miyagi at Arlington National Cemetery for a commendation of Japanese-American soldiers.
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