Mr. Miyagi is an essential character within The Karate Kid universe, and his heartbreaking military backstory helped inform his mentor-like relationship with his protégé, Daniel LaRusso.

After three "Karate Kid" movies and several TV seasons of "Cobra Kai," Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso is still learning more about his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. And in the series' final episodes ...

One character we did not expect to see, mainly because he is no longer alive in The Karate Kid universe, is Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). The legend Morita himself also tragically passed away in 2005 ...

Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel-San karate and life lessons in the "Karate Kid" saga. Sports Guy's definition for a movie trilogy: "A series of three dramas in which the first movie did so well ...