To get into the ring, Alli pretends to translate for Mr. Miyagi. What does he actually say in Japanese?
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After Daniel's little party at Miyagi's, they both go outside and Daniel sits in the yellow car and Miyagi walks up. In the shot from the front Miyagi has his hands crossed leaning on the car door, yet from the back he has his elbow leaning on the door, then back to just his hands on the door. See more...
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Daniel's Apartment is called "The South Seas," located in Reseda, CA. See more...
The Karate Kid (1984) - 11 questions
starring Elisabeth Shue, Ralph Macchio (add more)
The "questions" section is for any random questions that occurred to you while watching this film, or anything you didn't entirely understand, and which Google or the IMDb can't help with. Submit them as a question, and hopefully someone will answer (the bold comments in brackets) - check back regularly. If the answer is wrong, or missing information, please use the "clarify answer" option. Don't feel limited - want to know what music played in a certain scene? Whether this was the first film to use a certain effect? Here's the place to ask!
To get into the ring, Alli pretends to translate for Mr. Miyagi. What does he actually say in Japanese?
In tournament action, is the crane kick an actual legal move to use? How about the stance to start the move? [There are no rules about how a fighter must stand before throwing a kick, and it's basically just a jumping front kick, which is completely legal.]
At the beginning during the Cruel Summer song sequence, while playing soccer Daniel is seen in an obvious "set-up" fight with Bobby. Was this gym class, or soccer try-outs? [It looks like after school try-outs since the cheerleaders are also practising.]
Answered by ChiChi
Why does Daniel get annoyed with Miyagi after he says Daniel was lucky he didn't hurt his hand falling off his bike? [Daniel's wounds came from fighting the Cobra Kai guys but he tells Miyagi that he was injured falling off of his bike. Miyagi sees through this and sarcastically says that he's lucky his hand wasn't hurt.]
During the final fight scene after Daniel scores the 2nd point, Johnny goes to have his Kreese check his nose. When he was done, Kreese told Johnny to "Sweep the lick." What did he mean by this? [He told him to "Sweep the Leg" meaning to concentrate his attack on Daniel's knee. Johnny balked at this since he would be disqualified, but did it anyway out of fear.]
Answered by papajim
This is in regards to the tournament in this movie and in part 3. Is it compatible to tournaments in real life? In real life, are they physically hitting each other or do they pull back on their punches? What do they do in the tournaments in both movies that is not allowed in a real life tournament? [Without knowing the exact style of karate, it is impossible to answer. I perform in martial arts tournaments but we wear various protective gear and are prohibited to strike at targets like knees (as in the movie) but are also prohibited from "excessive" contact on legal targets. My brother-in-law, though, does another style - and he won a match by kicking a person so hard he broke ribs and the other participant couldn't continue - so my brother-in-law won the match. Different styles differ.]
Answered by Zwn Annwn
Where is the school that Daniel was seen riding his bike to, and is the school real and/or still there? [It's the Charles Evans Hughes Jr High School in CA and it still stands.]
Answered by ChiChi
Why does Mr Myagi call Daniel, "Daniel san"? ["San" is a japanese term of respect. Sort of like the english "Mr.", however "Sir" would be a little closer to what it means in japanese. They attach the "San" at the end of someone's name, rather than at the begining like english speakers do.]
Is the healing technique that Mr. Miyagi uses where he rubs his hands together real, or just something made up for the movie? [Thats debatable. Some chinese people beleive that they can heal injuries with the power of their hands, but it has yet to be proved by science. They added it into the movie to mahe Mr Miyagi seem powerful and mysterious.]
At the end of their date, Daniel and Ali run into some of her snobby friends who insult Daniel and drive off. Then Ali seems irritated at Daniel, but why? She's the one who is more laid back about their relationship and the fact that Daniel doesn't fit in with her friends. You'd think if anything she would try to reassure Daniel and say it's no big deal. So why is she mad at him, especially since he didn't say or do anything to make her so? [She is irritated because he told her she could have gone with her friends if she wanted. I believe she got annoyed because Ali thought Daniel should have realized by now she wanted to be with him and didn't care what her friends thought.]
Answered by weetie21
Where exactly is the funpark where Daniel first takes Ali out on a date (and later makes up with her)? Is it still there? [Its in Anaheim, california. More specifically it is Camelot game and golf family fun center. However the slide shown in the movie as well as the park is out of business and no longer there. Sorry. http://www.boomersparks.com/parks/anaheim/.]
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