"You could argue there’s nobody else," who could play Miyagi, he said. Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in a scene from the film 'The Karate Kid', 1984. Columbia Pictures/Getty Images — -- Pat Morita ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Played by Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Mr. Miyagi is one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema. He gave a generation of ...

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The Karate Kid, one of the best feel-good movies of the 1980s, introduced the world to two fan-favorite characters who continue to be adored worldwide today. Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso, the main ...

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