Topic: Karate

Direction Josh Heald · Jon Hurwitz · Hayden Schlossberg · Jennifer Celotta

Cast William Zabka · Ralph Macchio · Courtney Henggeler · Xolo Maridueña

Synopsis Cobra Kai (TV Series) (2018) continues the rivalry from *The Karate Kid*, set decades later. Johnny Lawrence, now struggling, reopens the infamous Cobra Kai dojo to regain purpose, unintentionally reigniting his feud with Daniel LaRusso, who has thrived but still...

Direction Shunichi Nagasaki

Cast Akihito Yagi · Tatsuya Naka · Yuji Suzuki · Kenji Anan

Synopsis It is the early 1930s and Japan has annexed the Manchurian region of northern China. Its imperialist ambitions have been unleashed, and storm clouds are slowly forming. On the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, the techniques and traditions of karate...

Direction Kevin Derek

Cast Fumio Demura · Pat Morita · Steven Seagal · Dolph Lundgren

Synopsis The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

Direction Kevin Derek

Cast William Zabka · Ralph Macchio · Martin Kove · Ron Thomas

Synopsis Mr. Miyagi is the character that made him an icon, now we examine this OSCAR nominated actor who brought him to life.

Direction John G. Avildsen

Cast Ralph Macchio · Pat Morita · Elisabeth Shue · William Zabka

Synopsis The Karate Kid (1984) follows Daniel LaRusso, a teenager who moves to California and struggles to fit in. He becomes the target of a group of bullies who practice karate. Seeking help, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, a humble maintenance man...

Direction Derek Wayne Johnson

Cast Sylvester Stallone · Ralph Macchio · Elisabeth Shue · Matthew McConaughey

Synopsis An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

Direction Harald Zwart

Cast Jaden Smith · Jackie Chan · Taraji P. Henson · Wenwen Han

Synopsis In The Karate Kid (2010), a 12-year-old boy named Dre Parker moves from Detroit to Beijing, where he struggles to fit in. After being bullied by a group of skilled martial arts students, he befriends Mr. Han, a reclusive maintenance...

Direction Robert Radler

Cast Eric Roberts · Phillip Rhee · James Earl Jones · Sally Kirkland

Synopsis Two former members of the U.S. national karate team join forces to avenge the death of their friend, who was brutally slain in competition at an underground Las Vegas fighting club. An initial confrontation between the revenge-minded pair and the...

Direction John G. Avildsen

Cast Ralph Macchio · Pat Morita · Yuji Okumoto · Nobu McCarthy

Synopsis In The Karate Kid: Part II (1986), Daniel LaRusso accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Okinawa, Japan, to visit Miyagi's ailing father. There, Daniel discovers Miyagi's past, including a decades-old rivalry with a bitter former friend. As Daniel navigates the...

Direction Robert Clouse

Cast Jim Kelly · Gloria Hendry · Scatman Crothers · Eric Laneuville

Synopsis When a karate instructor finds his school under attack by the L.A. mob, his students get a chance to put their newly acquired skills to the test. Set in L.A.'s Watts district.

Direction Fuyuhiko Nishi

Cast Rina Takeda · Tatsuya Naka · Sayaka Akimoto · Shûya Yoshimoto

Synopsis A high-school girl has extraordinary athletic ability. Despite her strength in the karate dojo, the master does not award her the coveted “Blackbelt”.

Direction John G. Avildsen

Cast Ralph Macchio · Pat Morita · Robyn Lively · Thomas Ian Griffith

Synopsis In The Karate Kid: Part III (1989), Daniel LaRusso faces new challenges after winning the All Valley Karate Tournament. When his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, refuses to train him further, Daniel seeks guidance elsewhere, falling into the hands of a manipulative...

Direction Mark Joffe

Cast Nicole Kidman · Tom Jennings · Vince Martin · Joanne Samuel

Direction Yoshikatsu Kimura

Cast Rina Takeda · Hina Tobimatsu · Tatsuya Naka · Richard Heselton

Synopsis Ayaka (Rina Takeda) was born to a legendary karate family. When she was little, her father was killed by a mysterious group and her younger sister was taken by the group. As time passes by, Ayaka lives in Yokohama as...

Direction Ramón Saldías

Cast Agustín Denis · Carolina Yao · Paco Romero · Francisco del Barco

Direction Christopher Cain

Cast Hilary Swank · Pat Morita · Michael Ironside · Constance Towers

Synopsis The Next Karate Kid (1994) follows Julie Pierce, a troubled teenager who loses her parents in a car accident. Struggling with anger and grief, she moves in with her grandmother but finds it hard to adjust. Her life changes when...

Direction Fabrizio De Angelis

Cast Kim Rossi Stuart · Ken Watanabe · Jannelle Barretto · Jared Martin

Synopsis Anthony is in the Phillipines visiting his father. He inadvertently interferes with the affairs of local gangster Quino, who also happens to be a champion Karate fighter. After embarrassing Quino near a local tournament, Anthony is beaten up and left...

Direction Fabrizio De Angelis

Cast Kim Rossi Stuart · Amy Lynn Baxter · Christopher Alan · David Haynes

Direction Orhan Aksoy

Cast Filiz Akin · Ediz Hun · Nubar Terziyan · Bülent Kayabas

Synopsis Zeynep lives with his old father. She has lost her ability to speak because of an accident. She needs an operation in order to be able to talk again. One day, five prison fugitives come to their house and kill...

Direction Fabrizio De Angelis

Cast Antonio Sabato Jr. · Nathalie Hendrix · Dorian D. Field · David Warbeck