Kesuke Miyagi
| Kesuke Miyagi 宮城健介 |
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Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
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| First appearance | The Karate Kid (1984) |
| Last appearance | The Next Karate Kid (1994) |
| Created by | Robert Mark Kamen |
| Portrayed by |
Pat Morita (films) Fumio Demura (fight scenes in films) Robert Ito (animated series) |
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| Nickname(s) | Miyagi Yakuga Mr. Miyagi Miyagi-sensei |
| Title | Staff Sergeant (US Army) |
| Nationality | Japanese American |
Kesuke Miyagi (宮城健介 Miyagi Kesuke?), known as Mr. Miyagi and also identified in the film The Karate Kid Part II as Nariyoshi Miyagi (宮城成義 Miyagi Nariyoshi?), is a fictional karate master played by Japanese-American actor Pat Morita. Mr. Miyagi mentors the characters Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce in the Karate Kid films. Morita earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the first film.
The Karate Kid screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen stated that Mr. Miyagi was named after Chōjun Miyagi, the founder of Goju Ryu Karate-Do. Also, the karate style depicted in the movies is the Goju Ryu style.
An Okinawan Japanese immigrant to the United States, Kesuke Miyagi learned karate originally from his father, who had been a fisherman. Miyagi initially had a job working for the father of his best friend, Sato, who was also taught karate by Miyagi's father. Traditionally karate was only taught from father to son but Miyagi's father taught Sato after a request from his son. When Miyagi fell in love with a young woman named Yukie, who was arranged to marry Sato, Sato felt dishonored by this, and challenged Miyagi to a fight to the death. To avoid the fight, Miyagi left Okinawa and emigrated to the United States.
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