"THE KARATE KID PART II" (1986)

Steam and the sound of a SHOWER FILL the SCREEN. Daniel's V.0. from the shower.

DANIEL ¢€6.8.) Hey, Mr. Miyagi, I was thinking.

MIYAGI stands outside the shower holding a towel.

DANIEL €0.8.) That maybe we should have a strategy now.

The SHOWER STOPS, BANIEL's wet head pops out.

Miyagi hands him the towel.

Miyagi turns and exits, leaving Daniel slightly bemused and dripping.

Daniel is signing the last ef a group of autographs of young, adoring fans. Miyagi stands by his side. The REFEREE and the ANNOUNCER come walking over.

The doors to the hall slam open behind them. KREESE comes stalking out. He pushes his way through a group

of people, his jaw set, his mouth a tight scowl. He stops momentarily before Daniel and Miyagi and glowers

at Miyagi. Miyagi meets his glare evenly. Kreese pushes past them.

Tha Announcer and the Referee exit.

At that moment TNO more little BOYS come up with programs and pens.

He signs both programs.

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They run off. Daniel and Miyagi head for Miyagi‘'s pickup. DANIEL

I can't believe they wanted my autograph!

MIYAGI

Today? Everyone's dream. Miyagi opens the truek door.

Daniel is about to enter the truck when something across the way catches his eye.

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the second-place trophy strapped on the handlebars of his bike, is being yelled at by Kreese. Kreese is intimidat~- ing, abusive. The other Cobras on their bikes watch, too scared to move. Johnny responds, shouting back, pointing to his trophy. Kreese takes the trophy from his hands and snaps it in tuo, throwing it on the floor. Johnny's anger exceeds his caution. He curses Kreese coldly with tuo choice words, understood even when lip-synched. In the blink of an eye, Kreese has moved to catch Johnny in a lethal rear choke hold. Johnny goes white, then red, futilely trying to break free. All the while Kreese berates his efforts, snarling over his shoulder as he applies more pressure, strangling Johnny.

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Miyagi is already in motion, quick-stepping across the parking lot, confronting Kreese.

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Miyagits response is to reach out and grab Kreese's arm between his thumb and forefinger, applying pressure to

a point. The pain produced is so sharp, so acute, Kreese's hold is broken. Johnny falls to the ground. Kreese rubs his arm for a moment. Then, the anger growing in his face like a storm, he attacks Tilyagi, lunga-punching for his face. A tremendous kiai bellowing from his lungs. At the last moment, Miyagi sidesteps. Kreese'’s punch gees up to his elbow through a car wind- shield Miyagi was standing in frent of, ripping the fist to shreds. Kreese pulls his mangled hand out and looks at it, his fury growing. Miyagi stands before hin, relaxed, his face passive, his back to a 14-foot U-Haul trailer truck. Kreese charges blindly, again, this time with his good hand leading. At the last moment, Miyagi Sidesteps. Kreesets fist crumbles against the truck's Side. He screams in agony and anger, cradling beth his hands, helpless. Miyagi grabs him by the gi jacket,

and with one hand yanks. Kreese falls to his knees. Miyagi pulls his head up by the hair, exposing his throat. On his knees for the first time in his life, Kreese's eyes flicker with fear. Miyagi's smile dies. His eyes turn to stone. He cocks his fist back slowly, still holding Kreese’s throat exposed. He quotes Kreese:

Miyagi'ts fist is cocked as fa head, his face a mask of vengeance.

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Their mouths trembling with fear.

He looks up at Miyagi, his face rattled, his eyes closed.

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His eyes shut tightly, expecting the death blow. When it dees not come, he opens his eyes slouly, Miyagi's fist is less than an inch from his nose, trembling with power. Miyagi'ts forefinger flicks out, nubbing the end of Kreese's nose in the lowest form of insult. He drops Kreese's head. Kreese's chin goes to his chest, his bedy slumps forward. Miyagi turns to Daniel and winks. Daniel smiles a wave of relief. One hy one, Kreese's students drop their belts at his feet and walk away.

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walking into the sunset.

DANTEL

Why didn't you?

Miyagi leads Daniel away. The SCREEN GOES TQ BLACK. SUPERINPOSE: SIX MONTHS LATER

Miyagi is working on a bonsai tree in his front yard when Daniel drives in. His front left fender is dented. Daniel exits the car bedraggled, bummed out, the casualty of prom night. His tuxedo is crumpled. He takes a bonsai tree from the back seat of his car.

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DANTEL

You mean, what didn't happen. First, Ali broke mp car by hitting a pole. Then she breke my heart by telling me we're kaput as a couple. Then the guy I sold this tree to returns it and doesn't pay me. And to top it off, last night my mother tells me she's taking a management training course for the month and we leave tomorrow morning...

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Coming from his lips, Fresno sounds like a prison Sentence. Miyagi regards his student for a moment, rises and puts his hand under the car fender, feeling for just the right spot.

Miyagi signals for silence. Finding the right spot he kiais and pushes the fender, popping it out, good as new. With a look of firmness, he walks over to Daniel, takes him by the arm and leads him around to the hack of the house.

They reach the rear of the house where Miyagi is con- structing an addition. The framing is up, the siding about te go on. Miyagi picks up a hammer and puts it

in Daniel's hand.

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Miyagi sets a nail into a piece of siding, picks up a

hammer, draws it back to no more than twelve inches and

hammers the nail through the wood with one deft shot.

MIYAGI

Daniel sets up a nail.

Daniel swings. The blow is misdirected. Haphazard. Off. The nail bends. Daniel's spirits sag. He puts his hammer down.

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On the intake, he returns Daniel's hands to prayer position.

On the exhale, he leads Daniel's hands straight out in front of him stil] clasped.

He returns Daniel's hands to the prayer position, removing his oun.

Daniel dees the movement solo.

His breathing is deep, measured.

His face calms, his eyes focus.

MIYAGI

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Miyagi picks up his hammer and slaps it back into Daniel's hands abruptly.

Miyagi enters the house. Daniel, with new vigor, sets up the first nail. Without hesitation, he drives it Straight in. The accomplishment pleases him. He sets the second nail.

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CLOSEUP - FROSTED PITCHER OF ICE TEA WITH A SPRIG OF 13 MINT

on a tray. A smiling Oriental face traced on the frost. PULL BACK TO Miyagi carrying the tray from the house to the shade to where Daniel is working. Daniel, sweating profusely, is still hammering away with such exacting skill that one whole wall is complete.

He hands Daniel a glass of tea.

DANIEL

You mean like someone from Vietnam?

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MIYAGI CCONT'D)> (beat) Talked to mother this morning.

Miyagi smiles. Daniel saved from fate, can hardly believe it.

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Daniel exits quickly through the gate and returns a moment later with a picture frame wrapped in cloth. He unveils it and holds it up for Miyagi to see. CLOSEUP -~ a velvet-backed display case in a hand-crafted wooden frame. Displayed in four corners are battle ribbons.

In the center prominent is Miyagi's Medal of Honor.

Miyagi's unenthusiastic response confuses Daniel. yag P

Daniel holds up the showcase and points to the Medal of Honor.

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Miyagi picks up a board, a hammer and nail and begins to work. Daniel is still curious.

DANIEL

What did you do te win it? MIYAGI

Not important anymore. DANIEL

Could you have been killed? MIYAGI

Hal. DANIEL

Here you afraid?

Miyagi hammers in his end of the hoard, bends doun and picks up some more nails. He puts one in and hammers it.

Why unfortunately? They were the enemy, weren't they?

Miyagi puts his hammer down. He locks Daniel directly in the eye.

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Miyagi freezes. A black cloud of prescience descending.

Miyagi signs, distracted. His eyes on the letter. He takes it almest gingerly as if it would burn his hands.

But Miyagi dees not respond. He has walked off to another corner of the garden, opening and reading his letter. The Postman looks at Daniel, then at Miyagi, shrugs and exits. Daniel watches Niyagi concerned hy his friend's sudden shift in mood. Miyagi reads, then stops. He looks off into the distance, his shoulders sagging, his eyes peering into a past long leit, long forgotten. After a moment, Daniel speaks softly.

Miyagi does not respond.

In a trance, Miyagi walks off into the house, leaving Daniel alone to ponder this new unsettling mystery.

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The office is filled with people. Daniel and Miyagi enter. Miyagi has an assortment of papers in hand. He looks around for his destination. Miyagi's POV: a sign, "One Day Service." He and Daniel head for that line.

They get on the short line.

Miyagi steps up to the counter leaving Daniel reeling irom this new revelaticen.

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In Daniel's hand. The one on top a picture of a beautiful Okinawan girl of 78 in formal kimono.

DANIEL €0.8.) She's beautiful.

MIYAGI €0.5.> Very beautiful.

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Daniel looks at the second picture. CLOSEUP. A young sato in a karate gi posed in a cat stance position looking lethal.

DANTEL

What'd he do when he found out about you and Yukia?

So, how could you leave?

Miyagi exits to the next room. Daniel studies the pictures.

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MIYAGI €0.S.>¢CONT'D) Hers was poorest. It was a good arrangement.

MIYAGI ¢€G.5.) Why not?

Miyagi reappears.

Daniel is looking at Sato’s picture, his mind elsewhere.

Miyagi exits to the next room again.

Miyagi comes back.

Daniel turns as he is about to axit.

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Daniel exits quickly. Miyagi stops his packing and locks at the two pictures of Yukia and Sato. He sits, over whelmed by the past.

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Daniel's car pulls inte the long-term parking. Miyagi turns to him, perplexed.

Daniel TURNS GFF the ENGIKE and exits. Miyagi takes his suitcase out of the back seat and exits to Daniel, pulling a suitcase out of the car trunk.

Miyagi takes a long moment before answering. Finally, he nods his assent. His voice choked with emotion:

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Daniel snaps the strap off his suitcase and pulling it along on its wheels behind him, follows Miyagi towards the terminal.

The stewardesses work the aisles, handing out blankets

and pillows, putting the plane to sleep. Daniel is studying from a Japanese-American dictionary. Miyagi

is fixing his pillow and blanket.

Miyagi corrects his pronunclation.

Miyagi prepares to pull sleeping shades over his eyes.

Miyagi is about to turn the light cff. Daniel puts down his dictionary. Curiosity perking.

Miyagi pauses and pulls up his shades.

Where did he learn?

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Miyagi pulis his shades down and turns off his light, and back to Daniel, goes to sleep. Daniel looks at his

dictionary and tries to concentrate, but his mind Is alseuhere.

Miyagi pulls his blanket up te his ears and goes to Sleep. Daniel, stunned by the news of a death fight, sits alone in the only spot of light in the darkened cabin, sleep an impossibility.

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Miyagi and Daniel exit from Customs into a terminal filled with scores of U.S. servicemen moving along with the local population. The walls of the terminal are festooned with advertisements in English and Japanese. Daniel wheels his suitcase along, looking around, taking it all in.

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A large advertisement dominating the wall next to the

exit in big bold letters, “LEARN KARATE AT OKINAWA'S BIGGEST DOJO FROM MASTER SATO. 4O YEARS OFFICIAL INSTRUC- TOR TO THE U.S. MILITARY. PROVEN IN COMBAT.” Prominent under the words is a picture of Sato punching through tuelve one-inch wooden hoards.

The ad clearly disturbs Miyagi, but impresses Daniel.

On that note, Miyagi exits. Daniel’s eyes linger on the pheto for a moment before he follows.

Miyagi is looking for a taxi in the hustle and bustle when CHOZEN, a lithe 18-year-old who bears a striking resem- blance to the young Sate in the photograph, approaches.

He is carrying an airport greeter sign with Miyagi's name in both Japanese and English. He addresses Miyagi defer- entially, reverently.

Chozen hous deeply.

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Miyagi and Daniel are equally taken aback.

There is veiled intent hehind a genuine smile. Before Miyagi can respond, a big, black 1955 Cadillac pulls up to the curb driven by a muscular young Okinawan, TOSHIO. The trunk pops open as the car stops. Miyagi and Daniel's attention is drawn to the car.

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He takes the strap Baniel uses te pull his suitcase and slips it areund the cane of an old man waiting at the curh for the light to change. The driver jumps out of the car and cpens the rear door, bowing respectfully. Chozen loads Miyagi's suitcase. Miyagi and Daniel are about to enter the car when Chozen calls to Daniel, metioning te his suitcase, still on the curb.

DANIEL

Net looking, he grabs the suitcase by the handle and hefts it toward Choezen. The old man's cane flies sky- ward. The old man topples to the ground, squawking. People rush to help him. A lot of CLATTERING KOISE is directed in Daniel's direction. He squirms, embarrassed, uncomfortable.

Miyagi enters the car. Chozen takes the suitcase from a confused Daniel's hand. The twinkle in his eye and the slightly malicious smile on his face sets of F a small bell in Daniel’s hand.

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Chogen and the driver are separated from Miyagi and Daniel by a glass partition. From up front, the FAINT sound of a RADIQ BLASTING a heavy metal obis, reaches the rear.

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Tha Cadillac takes the smaller road which leads toward an alrplane hangar in the distance. Miyagi taps on the par- tition. Chozgen slides the window open.

He cleses the partition, his tone disquieting, leaves Miyagi on guard. He locks cut the rear window at the receding road.

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The darkness is broken by light from the opening doers. The limo drives in, the doors close, the car stops in

the only pool of light in the warehouse. Chogzen and the driver exit simultaneously. The veneer of civility gone, both passenger doors are yanked open. Chozen, when he speaks, is nou cold, threatening.

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Perplexed, Daniel and Miyagi obey. A third young man, TARO, appears from the darkness, opens the trunk and removes their luggage.

Chezen faces inte the darkness.

His call echoes throughout hangar. A moment later, measured footsteps respond from the shadows. Everyone watches as the outline of a figure emerges, walking like a Samurai, tall, deliberate, imperious. The man comes into view only as he steps into the Light.

SATO's tone is less than reconciliatory.

Miyagi sighs heavily. Daniel senses his despair.

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Chozen opens the rear door of the car for Sato. Sato enters, Chozen is about to follow, but not before giving Daniel one final hard look and tossing his Japanese~- English dictionary onte the fleor at his feet. The ENGINE TURNS OVER. The car drives teward the rear door. The door opens. The car exits. The door closes. Miyagi and Daniel are left aione in the dark hangar.

Daniel and Miyagi peer out the window as the taxi stops at a road construction site along a perimeter fence. Soldiers are at work doing repairs. JACKHAMMERS ERUPT, asphalt is rolled. Bulldozers move earth. MACHINERY WHEEZES and GROANS. A young SOLDIER manning the road-~ block approaches the cab.

The cab driver, speaking no English, answers in Japanese. Miyaqi intercedes.

The name draws a blank to the young soldier. SOLDIER

Never heard of it. This is Kadena Airbase. Hey, Sarde...

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He points to the end of the road.

He points off the road. The driver takes the cab in that direction. around the construction.

The images in stark contrast to the BLASTING JACKHANMERS and the CLANKING EQUIPMENT. The cab drives off.

From the taxi, Miyagi and Daniel peer at the village. People peer back as they pass. They reach Miyagi's house. The cab steps. Miyagi exits. His eyes, anxious with excitement, search over the house. He approaches the deor and goes to open it. His hand hesitates on the door knoh, as if he were a stranger. He removes his hand from the knob and knocks instead. The door opens to KUMIKO, 17, the spitting image of the young Yukia. Her face registers surprise as does Miyagi'ts. Kumiko bows.

Kumiko moves aside. Miyagi enters. Daniel follows. As he pases Kumiko his eyes meet hers. She smiles. His heart goes into a familiar melt. She closes the door.

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Miyagi walks ahead, Kumiko and Daniel behind.

DANTEL

Did you know we were coming?

DANIEL

Oh, no reason. They approach a room where Miyagi has stopped before a closed Shojii screen door. Slowly, he slides it open.

YURIA, 60, graying, but still a vision of grace and poise, is ministering to Miyagi'’s father who lays asleep on a Futon. She looks up. Her heart stops. She holds her breath. Her body shivers involuntarily. ANGLE ON MIYAGI 27 He enters the room and kneels at the bedside opposite Yukia.

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He looks down at the sleeping face of his father for a long moment.

After a moment Miyagi looks up.

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MIYAGI

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me? YUKTA

Have known for years. MIYAGI

Then why did you not urite sconer? YUKIA

Out of respect. MIYAGI

For your husband? YUKTA

For your silence,

C(heatd I never married.

At that moment Miyagi'ts father stirs. His eyes open Slowly. He looks up, straining to focus. When he realizes who is at his bedside, tears come to his eyes. He addresses Miyagi in Japanese, then raises his hand and caresses Miyagi'ts cheek.

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Kumiko’s face glows, watching the scene. Her eyes glisten with emoticon.

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His hands cover his father's. His eyes fill with tears as he basks in his father's love. Respectfully, Yukia gathers up her tray and exits. She bows to Daniel and walks off. Kumiko follows, but not before she and Daniel look at each other once more. There is no doubt that these tuo people belong togethar. Daniel turns back to watch Miyagi and his father.

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Daniel, just woken, exits from the house te the Bonsai garden, buttoning the last buttons on his shirt, Looking for Mr. Miyagi.

He stops to admire the ancient Bonsai of the garden. A slightly open Shojii door catches his eye. He steps over and opens it.

What he finds catches him by surprise. Daniel's POV -~- the Miyagi family dojo. Daniel enters. The dojo walls are lined with photos and paintings of four hundred years’ worth of karate-practicing MNiyagis. Prominent ever the family shrine is a painting cf a man in the formal garb of the {16th century. He bears a striking resemblance to MNiyagi. On the back wall of the room are Chinese and Okinawan weapons. Daniel removes his shoes and walks around the dojo, fascinated. At the end of the weapons rack is a small hand drum. The head attached to a stick. Two wooden balls hanging from strings, like limp arms. Daniel picks up the drum and looks at it curiously. Miyagi'ts voice at the door turns hin.

DANIEL

Who is he?

He points to the picture above the shrine. Miyagi bows respectfully.

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DANIEL

How did he get there?

MIYAGI

By accident.

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karate.

Miyagi taps the drum Daniel is holding. DANIEL

(skeptical) This is the secret of your karate?

He takes the drum and twirls it. The BALLS BANG against the drumhead, RAT-TAT-TAT-TATTING.

Miyagi hands the drum to Daniel.

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Daniel and Miyagi wa ik Sar eNGn the village. Daniel, getting to see it, really for the first time. Daniel’s POV, a small school across the way. Qut in the yard, Kumiko is teaching a group of young girls a traditional Okinawan dance. The girls, age six to eleven, follow her through the graceful movements, dutifully. She sees Daniel, smiles, and, in the midst of her movements, gives a small wave.

NIYAG!

They are practicing bone dance. DANIEL

What's that? HIYAGI

Ancient summertime custom. Big production number.

Daniel waves back to her, pleased. They walk past a series of shelters, strong, brick.

Miyagi and Daniel pass the village shrine, a separate building, outside of which an ancient old man, ICHIRO, with the shaved head of a Buddhist monk, teaches a group of young children from a large storybook. Miyagi calls out to him. Ichiro waves hack.

Miyagi and Daniel reach the vegetable gardens of the village, which stretch in the distance, neatly terraced. Daniel stands outside a small gardening shed, as Miyagi extracts tools and gloves. All through the fields, the village people are working on various ~ in the large patchwork garden, harvesting, watering, pruning, planting.

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boats. DANIEL Who? MIYAGI GQnly one who could afford it... Sato. DANTEL

What did everybody elsa do?

He gestures to the gardens.

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At that moment, three giant Air Force helicopters rise off a landing strip just over the hill and, in forma~ tion, fly overhead, their BLADES THUMP-THUMPING the air. Mivagi salutes.

Miyagi begins to work the garden.

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Bo I have to ask from who?

At that moment, Sato's big, black Cadillac comes up the road. Miyagi rises from his work. Ha and Daniel face the car. Toshio and TARO open hoth rear doors. Sato exits from one, Chozen from the other. They approach Miyagi and Daniel.

SATO

You have seen your father. MIYAGI

Yes. SATO

Then we finish tonight. I will bring my nephew as witness.

Sato turns. His eyes shooting daggers at his nepheuw. Chozen withers under his glare. Sato turns back to Miyagi.

Sato hows to Miyagi. Miyagi stands still, arms at his sides. Sato sattles into a strong stance, slowly, delib- erately. He sites Miyagi with one hand and draus the other back in a fist, the same fist that breaks twelve- inches of wood. The target -- Niyagi'ts heart.

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Mervous, frozen.

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His face calm.

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His fist almost chambered. He is about to punch when Yukia'ts voice breaks the tension.

The attention shifts to her as she comes running up. She stops short at the sight. Her eyes widen. It takes her a moment to recover.

Her voice is filled with sadness.

She turns to Sato.

There is enmity in her voice when she addresses Sato. The news catches Sato off-guard. His fist drops. Miyagi looks at him, waiting. Sato makes the move. He turns and heads hurriedly fer the village. Miyagi looks at Yukia and follows. Daniel goes to follow as well, but finds his path blocked by Chozen, Taro and Toshio. His choice is to fight or step off the road and go through a muddy rice paddy. He glares at Chozen for a moment, then steps into the mud, sinking up to his ankles. He makes his way to the other side. When he emerges, he looks back at Chozen, smirking maliciously on the road. Daniel takes off for tha village.

Death hangs in the air. Miyagi kneels on one side of his father, Sato on the other. Yukia and Kumiko and a shoe-~ less Daniel stand in the b.g. The old man, whose breath is shallow, almost non-existent, opens his eyes to Miyagi and Sato. His frail hand takes one of Sato's hands, his other takes Miyagi's. With his remaining strength, he draus both hands together until they touch, Nis hands joining them over his body.

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The old man looks at his son and his student. A beatif- ic smile creases his lips. His eyes dim. The strength leaves his hands. They flutter te his chest, leaving Miyagi's hand and Sato'’s still clasped. Both men look down at Miyagi, Sr. whose life has fled. In the b-qd., Yukia buries her face in her hands, sobbing quietly. Miyagi raises his eyes from his father's corpse, looking at Sate hopefully. In response, Sato's face hardens.

He wilthdraus his hand coldly.

Ha bows deeply to the old man's body, rises and strides out, blowing past Yukia, Kumiko and Daniel. Miyagi looks at his father and lovingly strokes his head, pushing his hair off his forehead, and clesing his eyes.

Miyagi is hanging a picture of his father up, last in the long line of Miyagis. Daniel is playing with his drum.

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Miyagi exits. Daniel follows.

Miyagi and Baniel approach the deserted, rusting cannery on the reef outside the lagoon. The sign above, in Japanese and English, reads: "SATO CANKERY.”™

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They arrive at the point where the fish are unleaded from the boats. A viscious leoeking hook, attached to a chain and pulley, still holds rotting fishnets. Miyagi puts the chain in Daniel's hand and climbs down a small ladder.

He motions to where he is walking, a distance of ten yards. He climbs a small ladder to a platform in firont of a wooden chute blocked by two wooden guardrails. There is only a few feet of room to maneuver without falling off.

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Daniel sends the hooks, nets and all, down the track. Miyagi sidesteps at the last moment. The hooks pierce the wooden guardrails as if they were paper. Miyagi climbs doun the ladder, meeting Daniel in the middle of the floor.

Miyagi turns to go. DANIEL

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Miyagi swings the chain. Daniel's POV. The hook with the cork ball on it comes down the track on target with his stomach. Faster, faster.

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A SICKENING THUD makes Miyagi flinch.

MIYAGI €0.5.) Qkay, Danial-san?

Baniel straightens, grimacing.

He swings the chain back to Miyagi and sets in his stance.

Daniel does, but not enough. The ball hits him in the shoulder. He falis from the platform, grabbing at the last moment, dangling from its edge. He pulls himself up and swings the chain back to Miyagi.

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MIYAGI ¢0.8.) €concerned) Naybe wa try again, tomorrow.

Daniel straightens and takes his stance, determined.

Against his better judgement, Niyagi swings the ball. ANGLE ON DANIEL. The ball coming.

MIYAGI ¢0.8.) Move.

Daniel moves. The ball bounces against the wooden guards. Miyagi applauds.

He begins to climb down the ladder, his hack to Miyagi.

ANGLE ON BANIEL. As Miyagi is talking, he has removed the cork ball from the hooks and is preparing to swing the chain out on the track. ANGLE ON MIYAGI.

The sound of the CHAIN moving along the track breaks Miyagi'ts thoughts. He turns. His POV. Daniel, in

a ready stance, as the chain's momentum switches and the bare hook comes flying back at Daniel. CLOSEUP, DANIEL'S FACE, tense, ready. He moves. The sound of CLOTH RIPPING, following by the THUNK of the HOOK into WOOD fills the air. Miyagi'ts POV. Daniel stands, his back to Miyagi, his hands on his stomach; slowly he turns, removing his hands, revealing the whole center of his shirt ripped aunay. He smiles, triumphant. Miyagi is relieved, but piqued.

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Miyagi is relieved, but piqued.

With a huff of exasperation, Miyagi turns and exits.

Daniel looks back at the hook and the piece of cloth

pinioned to the wood. He runs his fingers across his stomach. A shiver runs up his spine.

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Cheozen with Taro as company, cversees the loading of a truck of vegetables. As each farmer brings his produce, it is weighed. Chozen notes the weight, and writes a check for the amount. On the side of the truck is printed, “SATO PRODUCE.” Daniel and Miyagi, heading for Miyagi's house, pass on the far side of the road.

As they reach Mipyagi's door, Chozen calls out:

Miyagi acts as if he has net heard a word. But Daniel does. He turns, as Miyagi enters the house, to Chozen and Taro and the villagers near the truck. He checks his anger and enters.

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They reach a room. DBaniel and Miyagi stop. POV BOTH. Kumiko and Yukia kneel hehind a table set for two, with an array of exotic, aesthetically arranged foods.

Miyagi enters and sits down. He bows to Yukia and Kumiko. Daniel follows suit a moment later, sitting

like Miyagi, bowing like Miyagi. Yukia takes a small dish and holds it out for Miyagi. He takes his chop- sticks up and tastes it. He nods. Yukia smiles slightly and puts the dish down in front ef him. Kumiko does the same for Daniel. Daniel puts a piece in his mouth, savoring it, as Miyagi did. The taste supercedes decorum.

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Hey, that's good. What is it? KUMIKQ

Diced, pickled squid in raw sea

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Kumiko beams. She puts the dish down in front of him. Across the way, Miyagi aats heartily. With a grimace ef determination horne of good manners, Daniel digs In, taking another chopstick-full, putting it in his mouth and chewing; smiling back at a pleased Kumiko, with the greatest effort.

Yukia is cleaning up. Daniel and Kumiko are not there.

MIYAGI

Why did you never marry? YURTA

You never came back. MIYAGI

But you knew I wouldn't. YURIA

It made no difference,

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What is that?

Yukia stops cleaning up. His words affect har. She reaches ever and touches his hand.

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The sun has set. Daniel walks over to the edge of the garden, concentrating on turning his drum back and forth. He sees old ICHIRO trying in vain to lift a bundle of vegetables he has collected. Daniel walks over to help, putting his drum in his belt.

He bows. The old man bows back. Daniel picks up the lead and carries it to a small wheelbarrow on the read. He puts the sack in the wheelbarrow. The old man bows, relieved,

Ichiro smiles and touches his chest.

Daniel touches his chest.

The old man smiles his toothless grin, bous again, picks up the wheelbarrow and walks off. Daniel begins playing with his drum. He looks at the motion of the drum and then tries to approximate it with his body. The feu farmers left in the field look up and talk between them- selves, chuckling quietly, as something gets lost in Daniel's interpretation. He goas through it again, trying to pivot like the drum and comes face to face with Kumike. He quickly steadies himself.

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Kumiko does a graceful dance movement, humming a tune. The movement looks mere Like the drum than Daniel’s did. He is impressed by her grace and insight.

Kumike looks down at his feet, confused.

She hums the melody again and dees the step once more. Her long, black hair swaying. Her face radiant. Her voice melodic. Daniel succumhs. He tries the step, tentatively.

She hums and moves the opposite way. Daniel follows, gaining confidence.

As ha follows her, he warms to the movement until both of them are moving in unison.

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They break into applause, along with the farmers, working the fields, disbursing in a burst of giggles, as Daniel

bows gracefully.

She motions te the road they are standing on.

They are about to go into the movement when Chozen, and TOSHIO show up.

Rumiko worried, tries to lead Daniel away.

But Chozen and his henchmen block thelr way.

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They are getting off on teasing Daniel.

Daniel will not be made sport of. He takes Kumiko's _ hand and tries to go around Chozen. But Taro blocks him. Chozen pushes Daniel back.

Kumiko jumps in front of Chozen.

Chozen looks at Toshio and nods. Toshio grabs Kumiko and pins her arms.

He moves towards Toshio. But Chozen pushes him back again, towards the lip cf an irrigation ditch.

Daniel checks the urge to suing.

He pushes Daniel again, closer to the and of the road and the irrigation ditch's muddy bank.

Chezen pushes him one more time. Daniel is at the lip of the irrigation ditch, about to fall in.

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Chozen smiles and goes to push Daniel off the embankment, but Daniel, using the techniqua from the cannery, side- steps. Chozen's momentum carries him too far. He loses his balance and goes right off the road, down the muddy embankment, into the cold water of the irrigation ditch below. Taro and Toshio's faces drop. The villagers in the field begin to laugh. Toshio releases Kumiko. As Chogen tries to mount the bank, slipping on the mud,

Taro and Toshio make a human chain with Teshio the anchor. They reach down for Chozen. Just as they have him, Kumiko settles her own business with Toshio. She pushes him just enough to send him, Taro and Chozen back down the muddy bank into the irrigation ditch. Satisfied, she runs off with Daniel, down the road. Amidst the laughter of the farmers, Chozen, Toshio and Taro mount the bank after much scrambling and race off after them.

Daniel and Kumiko reach the deor, just as Chozen, Taro

and Toshio, muddy from head to toe, round the corner.

The trio stops, hesitant to go any further. Daniel and Kumike enter Miyagi'’s house.

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Their growing admiration is interrupted by a noise from the interior courtyard. Kumiko puts her hands to her lips and leads Daniel to a vantage point where they can observe the garden undetected.

In the garden, Miyagi kneels in formal kimono as Yukia, also in formal kimono, performs the tea ceremony.

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Daniel turns, cbserving Kumike, who watches with rapt attention, her face radiant with jey for Miyagi and Yukia.

Her voice holds a breath of excitement, her eyes romantic. dreams.

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Miyagi is working on the ancient bonsai of the garden as Daniel enters.

Daniel assumes a fighting position and does half the drum technigue, slowly, as he has learned it from Kumiko.

Miyagi is impressed.

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DANIEL

What are you going te do there? MIYAGI

Ghange the titie on the house. DANIEL

You're selling it? MIYAGI

Giving it. DANTEL

To who? MIYAGI

Yukla. DANIEL

You still love her, don't you? MIYAGI

Hai. DANIEL

You could do worse, you know, She's a great cook, lf you like that kind of food and I bet sha'd really fix your place up nice. Whatdaya think?

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Daniel is about to exit when he turns.

DANIEL

Uhh, Mr. Miyagi, Just one thing... MIYAGI

Hai. DANTEL

What's the other half of the technique?

Miyagi returns to his Bonsai. Daniel exits.

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Daniel and Kumiko exit from her small car to the ruins ef a 13th century castle, surrounded by a chain link fence with "Private Preperty” -- "Ko Trespassing” signs prominent on the entrance gate. A guard booth stands inside, empty. Kumiko parks the car slightly out of sight, looks left and right and is about to scale the fence.

She scales the fence and he follows. They disappear inside the ruins.

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RUINS

The castle is being excavated, stripped of its facades and statuary, which are being crated for shipment. Scaffolding with safety lighting bracket several areas.

She points to a center island, cut off from the rest of the ruins by a moat. On top of the island, the small island of land, are two large stone foo dogs. Daniel's POV. Several crates and their labelling: all destina-~ tions are out of the country.

There is a tone of sadness to her voice. She points to the crates.

KUMIKO

No one is. This is our history.

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She points the other way.

Daniel points to a staircase to the right.

Daniel creuches.

Unexpectedly, she takes off.

She is a dozen steps ahead of Daniel before the word comes out of her mouth. He strains te catch up and in no time he does, only to be bumped on a turn and fall back. He pulls even just before the top and is about te pull ahead again when Kumike grabs his shirt tail and pulls him off balance. She crests the top, a step ahead.

CONTINUED: ¢€2) 57 KUMNIKO Ctriumphant?) Iouon. DANTEL You cheated. KUMIKO

Okay, we'll share the wish. Close your eyes.

Daniel does, a moment after she. He opens his eyes before her and studies her face. The temptations of her lips

are too much to ignore. She opens her eyes into his, vulnerable, inviting. Their faces move closer, closer, when a VOICE sounds from below.

Kumiko starts. She puts her finger te her lips, takes Danielts hand and runs down the back staircase. A moment later, a WATCHMAN appears, looking left and right, searching for the vanished intruders.

The main city of Okinawa. The streets are jammed with cars and motorcycles. People crowd the sidewalks. There are a number of G.I.'s in the crowd. Daniel and Kumiko stand cutside a video store, watching a tape in the win- dow of Huthering Heights dubbed in Japanese. Kumiko holds some video tapes under her arm. The big love

scene commences on the screen. Heathcliff, the waves bursting on the cliffs below him, professes his love, which sounds a bit awkward, dubbed in Japanese. Kumiko has tears in her eyes.

Daniel doesn't get it. He shrugs and psints to her video tape.

Kumiko shows him the video.

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tape. DANTEL

Why don't you go to school for it? KUMIKG

No schools for this in Okinawa. DANIEL

Too bad. KUMNIKO

Doesn't matter. One day I will.

I know.

A Japanese hey comes running up along the avenue, hawk- ing tickets. He speaks to Kumiko and holds up the tickets.

Kumiko buys tuo tickets and of f they stroll.

They are about to enter Kumiko'ts car when something catches Daniel's eye across the street,

59 DANIEL'S PQv 59 A large sign in English above a double stora fronted plate glass window. "World Headquarters -- Master Sato -~ Okinawan Karate.”

69 ANGLE ON KUMIKO AND DANIEL 66

She sees his face light up. She frets.

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He is already halfway across the street. Kumiko has no choice but to fellow.

DANIEL’S POV 61

Chozen is instructing a group of some 60 American G.I.'s in the art of breaking hoards. Some men hold and some men punch, Taro aids in the demonstration. Chozen demonstrates first, smashing his fist through several inches of wood. Then he commands the class. The G.I.'s hit the wood. Some break the boards, some just hurt their hands.

ANGLE ON DANIEL AND KUMIKO 62

Just then an American G.I., his Ckinawan wife and his Okinawan child, perched on his shoulders eating an ice cream cone, pass by.

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The sound of a KIAI, followed by a SCREAM, APPLAUSE and LAUGHTER, come from the door of a bar-video parlour-disco, filled with young G.I.'s. The noise draws their atten- tion. A moment later, a G.I., holding his blocdied

hand in a white towel, exits cursing. Daniel looks at Kumiko.

Again there is a KIAI, CURSING and LAUGHTER.

He takes her hand and leads her inside...

.-. Where G.I.'s, off-duty, drink beer, play video games, shoot pool and flirt with a smattering of Ckhinawan bar girls and a few Okinawan men. ROCK AND ROLL BLASTS from a sound system. Periodically from the rear there is a KIAI, a scream, applause and laughter. Anothar G.I. passes Daniel and Kumiko, his bleeding hand wrapped in a towel. Daniel leads Kumiko through the croud to the rear. Someone elsa'ts POV. Toshio, hitting up on some girl sees Daniel and Kumiko pass by. He exits on the double. Daniel and Kumiko come to the source of the noise. Their POY. Four saw~ horses hold a wooden plank. On the plank are three one-inch thick slabs of ice, spaced an inch apart.

Ice and blood litter the Floor. A muscular G.I., stripped to the waist is rolling his shoulder, warming up. A gaggle of his huddies, cash in hand are calling bets back and forth. hen the contestant is ready, he steps up to the ice.

The betting starts. The betting stops. The contestant takes a few measured trial swings, then concentrating as much as he can, takes four deep breaths.

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Daniel's whisper distracts the man. He looks at Daniel dirtily, then begins his ritual again. This time Daniel says nothing. The man kiais, swings and cuts his hand before breaking the third cake of ice. Blood spurts from his hand. Someone hands him a towel from a conven- ient rack. The ICE CRASHES to the floor. He exits, cursing, amidst laughter, derision and fists full of money changing hands. NMecre cakes are set up as another contestant gets ready.

Daniel taps his bicep. The G.I. who just tried and failed hears this.

Daniel takes Kumiko's arm to exit.

As he turns to go, he runs right into Chozen and his two cohorts, Toshio and Taro.

Daniel swallows hard, trying to maintain his cool.

But when he gees to step around Chozen, he finds his path blocked.

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Suddenly, Kumiko bolts, escaping from the crowd. Chozen turns and watches her go, then speaks to Taro and Toshio.

He approaches the G.I., about to break and whispers in his ear, looking at Daniel. The G.I. nods and steps back.

Gel. Hey, listen here. We gotta real live Stater-side Karate champ.

The favorable odds draw more players, creating a betting franzy.

or broken neck. Understand? One look at Chozen's eyes and Daniel does.

AMERICAN #2 He gotta break all three?

At that moment Sato appears. Chozen looks at his uncle, smiling at the coup he is about to pull of€.

He bends doun and lifts two more cakes of ice onto the plank, grinning at Daniel.

And the betting increases. Chozen pushes Daniel towards the ice. Daniel is at his wits’ end.

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Heads turn. Miyagi, followed by Kumiko and Yukia, comes to the forefront. Daniel breathes a sigh of relief.

Miyagi turns to the American taking bets.

Daniel is dumbfounded.

AMERICAN #1 Three to one he doesn't make it through the ice.

Miyagi takes out his wallet and pulls all the cash from the billfold.

Chozen blanches.

everyone. Everyone's POV. Sato -- his hand on a stack of money, stands at the bar.

The excitation of the crowd rises. Now everyone in the bar is gathered round. The MUSIC BIES doun. Daniel can- not believe Miyagi.

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They pick up a chant. Daniel steps to the ice and looxs at his hands. He places them together and begins the breathing exercise. In and out. Moving his arms up

and doun, back and forth until he has built up a great concentration. On his final cut breath, he swings, cutting neatly through all the ice. The crowd goes crazy. ANGLE ON DANIEL, more amazed than anyone, looking at his unbloodied hands. Money starts changing hands as Chozgen stands with his mouth agape. Yukia and Kumiko laugh with glee. Miyagi calmly walks over to a stunned Sato and takes his money from the bar. Chozen comes rushing over. He slams his hand on top of MNiyagi's money.

Sato looks at his nepheu angrily.

Publicly chastized, Chozen removes his hand from the money. Miyagi takes it and exits. With a look that could freeze fire, Sato takes leave of his nephew. Kumiko grabs Daniel's hand and pulls him out through the crowd

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Miyagi is standing on the curb, counting money.

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MIYAGI

Held your share. He hands Daniel a wad of money.

Miyagi walks off with Yukia. Daniel looks at his money. Kumiko gives him a nudge. He follows her eyes and sees Chezen standing at the door ef the arcade. It is all the impetus he needs. He stuffs the money in his pecket and walks quickly, Chozen's giare on his back.

Daniel is cleaning the Dojo up, straightening weapons, sweeping dust off the floor. He takes an old handker- chief, found on one of the Karate weapons and tosses

it in the wastebasket as Miyagi, coming from the garden, appears in the door.

MIYAGI

Everything is set for harvest tomorrow. Thought you had a date.

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Daniel looks at the handkerchief Miyagi has plucked from wastebasket.

Daniel bends down, not following.

Daniel looks directly into Miyagi'ts crotch.

He gropes for the appropriate word.

Daniel stands up, looking at the handkerchief with a new perception.

He goes to put the handkerchief back on the weapons rack. Miyagi puts it in his pocket,

Kumiko enters. KUMIKG

Kum hauwa.

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She is holding two shopping bags.

KUNMIKG

Dance clothes. Try on.

Daniel doesn't get it.

Just then, Chezen's veice interrupts them.

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The voice comes from outside, booming. Miyagi turns and exits immediately. Daniel and Kumiko follow him.

Chozen, Taro and Toshio, each holding a thick, dangerous~ looking, Gkinawan hoe, stand in the middle of Niyagi's radish patch. Miyagi, Baniel and Kumiko come up to

them. Dozens of villagers gather around.

Chozen looks at Toshio and Taro. Simuitaneously, the three of them set to the radish garden with their hoes, destroying it in a matter of moments. Daniel goes to move forward to stop them. Miyagi restrains him. The destruction complete, Chogzen turns to him again.

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Miyagi bends down and begins to clear the patch away.

Infuriatad, Chozen kicks dirt in his face. Miyagi wipes it away and continues to pull the debris from the soll. One by one, the other villagers bend over, starting with Ichiro and begin to heip clear the patch. In disgust, Chozen throus his hoe down and strides to the car, Taro and Toshio trailing behind. Before he enters, he turns back. Daniel is the only one not working, standing. He meets Chozen's eyes directly. Chozen gets into the car and PEELS OUT, zooming down the road.

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Daniel is dressing for the dance from the bag Kumiko has brought him.

Kumiko is there dressing.

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Don't you think there is something gad about that?

Daniel opens her door.

They both stand there, looking at each other, each dressed in 1950-style clothes. He in blue jeans, pegged at the bottom, Cuban heeled shoes, with pointy toes. She in toreador pants, a midriff-halter top and fur trimmed high heels. Her hair is pulled back in the 1950's style. She takes a comb and some hair glaze and goes at Daniel's hair, pompadouring it up.

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She finishes with his hair, tesses the comb doun, and together they exit.

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Daniel and Kumiko enter a new waver-type club filled with Okinawan teenagers, dressed in 1950's garb, even more garrish than theirs. Ali the kids are doing 1950's dances to 1950's music. Daniel is astounded.

KUMIKO

Can you dance like this?

He takes her hand and leads her onto the fleor and begins to dance a wild lindy to the pulsing beat of Bill Haley and the Comets. Daniel really gets into it, double- turning Rumiko, hackstepping and ending the number with adramatic dip. A slow dance follows. Daniel and

Kumiko exit from the floor and go ever to a dim corner, where soda is heing served near a bunch of folding chairs.

DANIEL

Can I ask you something personal? KUMIKO

Yes, DANIEL

Do you have a boyfriend? KUMIKO

Ho. Do you have a girl friend? DANIEL

I did. KUMNIEKO

What happened? CCONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 73 DANTEL We broke up. KUMIKO Why? DANIEL

You know, I'm not really sure.

Kumiko looks at Daniel.

Their smiles are growing by the moment.

Kumiko puts her arms around his waist, and he puts his arms around her neck. They dance cheek to cheek. Some-

one taps Daniel on the shoulder. He turns to Chozen, Taro and Toshio,

DANIEL

hat do you want from me now? CHOZEN

My money hack...

Cheat? -.» for starters.

Chozen looks around to see who is watching, then hits Daniel in the stomach with a short, unexpected punch, knocking the wind out of him. Taro grabs Kumiko from behind and puts his hand over her mouth. Toshio straightens Daniel up. Chozen goes into his pocket and pulis out Miyagi’s handkerchief.

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In disgust, he throws it on the floor. He goes back into the pocket and pulls out a wad of money. Taro lets Kumiko go. She pulls away angrily.

Chozen takes tuo bills off the rell and drops them at

his feet. He looks at Daniel, smirking. Daniel bends down to pick up the bills and sees the handkerchief.

It only takes a second for the thought to connect in his brain, and his fist to connect with Chozgen's groin. On cue, Kumiko buries her high, stiletto heel in Taro's instep. He screams in pain. She pushes him into Toshio as Daniel grabs back his money. Toshio and Taro go head- over-heels into a row of chairs behind them. Daniel grabs Kumiko’s hand and out they run.

Kumiko's car drives up. In the headlights she and Daniel sea her aunt.

Yukia comes over to the car window.

This is an awkward moment with Yukia standing there. A Kiss would be nice, but a bow will have to de.

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Yukia enters the car and drives off with her niece.

Daniel enters the house. He walks around to the dojo and looks out on the lagoon.

HIS POV 76

a single beat with a light is silhouetted in the distance. Miyagi fishing.

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Daniel looks around the dojo at the pictures of the ancestors.

ANGLE CN THE PICTURES. Stern faces Looking down. ANGLE ON DANIEL.

Daniel rolls out a mat and goes to lay down, covering himself with a long gi jacket. As an afterthought; he rises, goes to the weapons rack, takes down a spear, places it by his side and goes to sleep.

Daniel is sleeping next to his spear when a TREMENDOUS CLATTER, the BREAKING of DOORS, the CRASHING of GLASS wakens him. He jumps up, grabs the spear and runs out to the courtyard where Sato stands amidst the ancient bonsai.

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A moment later, from the direction of the breaking, Chozen, Toshio and Taro enter. Chozen sees Daniel and seeéthes.,

Sato scowls. He turns to Chozgen, nods and exits.

The tuo Ckinawans wade inte the bonsai and begin to destroy them, ripping them out of the ground, stepping on them, breaking their branches. Daniel attacks with his spear. Chozen sticks his foot out. Daniel trips over his leg on his way to attack Taro. The spear rolls from his hand. Taro gces to stamp con him. Daniel performs a reverse scissor, knocking Taro to the ground, hitting him in the back of the neck. He scrambles up and grabs his spear, now holding the three men at bay. Chozen stands back, almost amused. Taro and Toshio spread out, bonsai in their hands as weapons, feinting, trying to fake Daniel.

He lunges for Daniel, kiaing. Daniel goes to stab him with a straight lunge of the spear. Chozen moves around it, ducks underneath, comes up behind Daniel and begins to choke him. Daniel tries to push the spear away in vain. Chozen begins to choke harder, applying mere and more pressure.

Chozen bears down. Daniel is growing weaker- All of a sudden, Miyagi appears on the veranda, a fishing pole in one hand and a line of fish in the other.

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Taro and Toshio attack him. He hits Toshio with the fish, first in the groin and then brings his elbow down on the back of Toshio’s neck. Taro receives the bottom of the fishing pole in his groin, the snap of the top of it in his eyes and a kick in his stomach. He topples over. Chozen drops Daniel and kiais, charging Miyagi with the spear. Miyagi waits until the tip Is almost on him, then turning and catching the pole, he literally spins Chozen in the air with his own force. Chozen crashes to the ground. Miyagi has control of the spear. He raises the spear, point first, aimed at Chozen's throat, then hesitates, poised between dealing life or death, stands back and snaps the spear in half on his knee, throwing it away. Chozen rises slowly, defiant. He Looks Miyagi in the eyes.

Rising as if he has won a victory, Chozen strides out of the garden. As a last act of defiance, he rips the last bonsai left standing from the ground, snaps it in two, throws the pieces aside and exits, Taro and Toshio trailing after him. Miyagi rushes to Daniel who strug” gles to sit up, rubbing his throat.

Daniel nods, barely able to speak. Yukia and Kumiko enter, stunned by the devastation. Miyagi'ts face tightens into a mask of anger and resolution, as he touches one of the ancient bonsal, splinters now.

He heads towards the door.

He exits. Daniel rises and follows him.

But Daniel is rushing out of the house after Miyagi. Yukia and Kumiko follow.

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Daniel reaches outside the house as Miyagi's CAR EXGINE STARTS and Miyagi drives away. Daniel turns to Kumiko. DANIEL Will you take me? KUMIKO T can't. DANIEL

Then, give me the Heys.

Kumiko hesitates, then opens the car door and gets in. Daniel follows quickly. Yukia comes to the side of the car and looks at her niéce.

KUMIKO

I'm sorry. I can't ohey. She puts the car in gear and drives off.

Miyagi exits a travel agency, ticket in hand when Daniel Jumps out of Kumiko's car.

MIYAGI

Thought I told you te stay, Daniel~san.

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We're leaving. Miyagi opens his car door.

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Miyagi holds up the airplane tickets.

He stalks off. Kumiko, pained, goes to stop him. Miyagi detains her, shaking his head. She watches Daniel go, feeling his pain, his confusion,

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He wanders aimlessly, trying to sort out what's real and what's not. Soldiers pass him by, hookers call to him from doorways of honky-tonk clubs. Daniel is oblivious te it all until he passes a brightly lit window of a large, army-navy surplus store, full of military gear.

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Daniel enters. TWO YOUNG GI's are rummaging through the Weapons stock in the store. One of them hefts an M~60.

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GI #3 How much?

The ohsequious SALESMAN next to him rattles off the price.

GI #2 hefts an M-79 grenade launcher, aims it, and makes the sound of a grenade being launched with his lips. The GI with the machine gun points it at his buddy and makes a Similar sound with his lips, shooting away with imaginary bullets. Tired of playing, they put the guns down. The Salesman lifts tuo .45's.

GI's No, thanks. They exit. Daniel looks after them, then something

catches his eye in a display case at his hands. He looks doun and focuses. The Salesman comes over.

Daniel points to a box of medals in the display case.

The Salesman pulls the Medal of Henor out of the case.

He turns it over for Daniel to examine. Daniel looks at the medal.

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He understands everything Miyagi has been telling him about bravery. About honor. About principles.

Daniel puts the medal down and turns to Miyagi who has seen the whole thing.

Daniel looks at Niyagi, his anger made irrelevant by his new understanding. He approaches his teacher.

Miyagi's voice is gentle. His mouth creases in a smile.

They both turn to exit. Daniel puts his arm over Miyagi’s shoulder.

Daniel and Miyagi exit from the store.

Miyagi watches as Yukia puts the last few things away in his suitcase. Something is on his mind. As she pulls the strap, he speaks: MIYAGI Come with me.

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ANGLE ON YUKIA. Her back to Miyagi, so he cannot see her face which struggles for control. After a moment, she answers.

YUKIA

I cannot. MIYAGI

What is here te keep you? YUKIA

My whole life. MIYAGI

So, you Will build a new one, YURTA

The time te build is when you are

young.

Miyagi approaches her.

MIYAGI

If {— could stay, I would.

She touches his chest with her hand. Tears come to her eyes. She puts her head on his shoulder, and begins to cry, quietly. He puts his arm around her, comforting, loving. ANGLE ON DANIEL in the room next door, packing, having heard the whole conversation. He quietly backs out.

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Kumiko is casting rice onto the water, with a forlorn face. Daniel comes up to her.

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cD an brs ry oo tt} oe) CR aw

A long silence ensues between them. Daniel considers what he is about to say next.

KUMIKO

There are lots of schools there?

You sound like my aunt. Daniel shrugs at the almost coincidence.

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dees.

Their faces move together. They are about to kiss, when in the b.g. two bulldozers and three Jeeps full of army

survey teams come rolling into the village breaching the gardens. Daniel and Kumiko break off from their roman~

tic moment and run to see what's going on.

The bulldozers are about to destroy the gardens. Sur- veyors are setting up their tripods. Daniel, Kumiko and the rest of the villagers arrive. Miyagi pushes to the forefrent, confronting the SURVEYOR.

OFFICER CSURVEYGR) Surveying.

MIYAGI

At that moment, Sato and Chozen step up through the croud. Miyagi confrents Sato.

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Sato speaks with the assurance of a man who has check- mated his opponent. Miyagi looks around at the worried faces of the villagers. His eptions have run out,

his limit reached.

Sato smiles, triumphant.

Checkmated now, Sato agrees.

He turns to geo, reconsiders and turns aqain.

He and Chozen disappear down the read. The army survey teams climb back into their Jeeps and take off, leaving Miyagi, Daniel and the rest of the village watching

and fretting.

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Daniel sits in the destroyed Bonsai garden. Recent events weighing heavily on him. Miyagi enters, dressed in a formal kimono, heading for the family Dojo. Daniel stands up and catches him at the door.

Miyagi enters the Dojo, kneels before the shrine and closes his eyes.

Daniel walks along the deserted main street. Not a person is out, but eyes watch from every closed blind, from every cracked door, waiting for the combat to take place. ‘Yukia comes across the road. Daniel meets her.

She is carrying a fresh pressed Karate gi and a black balt.

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Yukia heads towards the house. Daniel walks down main street. He passes the shrine where Sato, in a formal kimono as well, sits meditating, preparing himself. Chezen, in his karate gi, kneels behind him. As Daniel passes, Chozen's head turns, his eyes shoot

daggers, which makes Daniel hurry on.

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Daniel enters the darkened, rusting facility to the _ sound of a WINDCHIMNE, gently stirred to life by the wind.

The lights from the landing tower splash through, sporadically bathing the room in soft bursts of light. In one of these illuminations, Daniel sees Kumiko. Daniel's POV. Kumiko, in formal kimono, her hair done up, just like her aunt's was for the tea ceremony, sits before her own prepared tea ceremony. A cushion for Daniel has been placed opposite her. She looks at Daniel and bids him sit. Her smile ethereal, her motion -- a study in grace. ANGLE ON DANIEL. He obeys and watches in rapt silence as she proceeds with the cere- mony, her eyes rising from time to time, betraying the feelings in her heart. When she finishes, she Kneels opposite Daniel and hands him the cup of tea. He accepts it gently, and sips as Miyagi did, just the smallest drop, savoring the essence. His eyes, never leaving hears, he offers the cup. She accepts, her eyes shiny as diamonds, her breath shallow, aroused. Sipping once, the cup comes slowly from her lips. She pulls a comb from her formal hairdo. Her hair falls sensuously down her shoulders. CLOSEUP -- THEIR FACES. Simultan- eously, inching toward each other, as if the distance separating them were miles, until their lips meet, tentative at first, then fiercely passionate, consum— mating in one kiss. Parting breathless, heads swim~ ming, their eyes stay locked in a lover's embrace,

when a WIND, more forceful then before, RATTLES the HINDCHIME. Fear, born from experience, replaces love in Kumiko's eyes. She hurriedly gathers up the tea ceremony utensils, listening for something outside.

The WIND BLOWS again, increasingly aggressive, as she rises, exiting.

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He follows her out of the cannery. The WIND has in- creased fivefold and CONTINUES INCREASING. Rain starts to pelt Daniel and Kumiko as they run across the reef for the village. A fearsome storm is bearing down, racing across the sea.

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At that moment, the STORN'S angry first FIST CRASHES into the REEF. Daniel turns to see the roof rip off the cannery and fly away in the darkness. He and Kumiko run for all they are worth.

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Daniel and Kumiko enter the village. Chunks of houses and fences are blowing off, littering the street. People are scurrying to shelters, hysterical, scared. Mothers gather young, screaming children to their breasts and run for the shelter. Adults help old people. Daniel's POY. Miyagi and Yukia helping tuo old people who clutch their meager possessions. A piece of flying debris hits Yukia from behind, knocking her down. Daniel and Kumiko run over. Miyagi lifts Yukia; her head bloody, her eyes glazed. The two old people stand, confused, lost, buffeted by the storm. Kumiko helps her aunt up and supports her under one arm. Together, the group makes it to a shelter. The old people pass inside. Kumiko enters with her aunt. Someone runs past Miyagi and Daniel, pushing his way into the shelter. Chozen, breathing heavily, a gash across his forehead. He looks at Miyagi and Daniel. NTYAGI Where is your uncle?

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The whole building is shaking in the wind. Collapsed, exposed ELECTRICAL CABLES CRACKLE dangerously. Black snakes with fiery tongues on the walls and floors. Miyagi and Daniel enter carefully, finding two little girls, scared to death, on the second floor landing of the staircase, which has collapsed in front of them. Electrical wires spark dangerously at their feet.

They hug each other, crying from fear. Daniel and Niyagi set to piling desks one on top of the other in an effort to reach the landing. When they are almost high enough, Daniel climbs the precarious ladder, while Miyagi does his best to steady the desks against the storm. As Daniel's fingertips grasp the ledge; a tremendous burst of wind and rain blow cut the last windows with such force that the desks he is standing on are suept auay. [Miyagi tepples te the floor, his head missing an exposed alectrical cahle by inches. Daniel is left hanging on the ledge by his fingertips. Despite the wind, he pulls himseif up to safety. Miyagi rises and stands below. Daniel takes one of the two terrified children and passes her as far as

he can before dropping her. She falls several feet into Miyagi's arms. The second child is passed the same way. Miyagi runs out with the girls. Daniel jumps down and follows. As he passes through the door, the front wall cf the building collapses, missing him by inches. He and Miyagi take of f with the girls,

Running through the storm. Debris flies past, threat~- ening their progress. Halfway to the shelter, a piece of lumber flies off a fence and catches Miyagi below the knee, falling him. Two villagers come running out from the shelter to get the girls. A third cone comes and helps Daniel lift Miyagi. Supported under both arms, Niyagi hobbles forward. As they pass the partially collapsed shrine, Daniel hears a LOW MOAN that comes from within, catching their attention. Daniel looks at Miyagi, then hands him over to the villager. Daniel rushes into the shrine.

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A fire has been started by an overturned lamp. Daniel peers through the smoke and the wind blowing it about

for Sato. A moan guides him to the semi-consclous man, trapped by a beam from a collapsed wall. Daniel tries

to move the beam to no avail. Sato regains consciousness.

Sato opens his eyes in surprise. Daniel tries to lever the beam, but the piece of wood he has chosen for a lever cracks as he puts weight on it. The fire begins to grow and the building hegins to shake in the wind. Daniel sifts through the rubble and finds a second lever. The WIND INCREASES. A chunk of ROOF COLLAPSES, nearly missing Daniel.

Daniel ignores him. He inserts the lever under the heam near Sato's leg and pushes for all he is worth. Hith a Supreme effort, he manages to move the beam a few inches. It is all he needs. He pulls Sato out from underneath

it and helps him up. Sato cannot walk. Daniel hends underneath him and hefts him in a fireman carry. Staggering under the weight, Daniel manages to make it through the flames and out the front door, just as the entire ROOF COLLAPSES.

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Miyagi peers out into the storm, keeping the door open against its force. A figure with another body over his shoulders in a fireman's carry comes INTO VIEW. Miyagi’s heart leaps. He sees Daniel. Daniel reaches the shelter and enters, letting Sato down gantly. Chozen comes rushing over.

He reaches out, grabs Chozen's black belt and yanks. Tt comes of f in his hands.

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Chozen flushes. Shame, mingled with anger in his

face. He turns to Daniel, the venom rising in his eyes, and with the entire village locking at hin,

he rushes out through the still open door into the storm. Sato turns to Miyagi.

Sato reaches inte his soaking kimono and pulls out a scroll in a lacquer box. He hands it to Daniel and bows.

Hesitantly, Daniel does. He begins to open the box and take out a scroll. It is in Japanese and he cannot comprehend any of it.

Daniel looks at him. The smallest smile creases Sato's lips. He turns and allows two villagers to help him over to a makeshift first aid station in the rear of the shelter where they hegin to tend to his leg. ANGLE ON DANIEL surrounded by Miyagi, Yukia and Kumiko, hold- ing the deed. Tired. Wet. Triumphant.

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The ruins with the scaffolding now removed, are lit by torches and hundreds upon hundreds of candles.

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Several hundred people are there, attending the big summer celebration: the Bon dance. All the women, from the youngest little girl to the oldest qrandmother, are decked out in their finest kimono. Everyone is congre- gated around the island of land in the center of the ruins, accessible now by a makeshift ladder with planking laid over it. A group of women, Kumiko and Yukia included, aged § through 90, dance on the island around tuo Fu dogs. Everyone in the crowd has a decorative hand drum, very similar to the one Daniel has been practicing with. They twirl them in unison with the MUSIC played by a four-piece, traditional OKINAWAN BAND. Sato and Milyagtl, with casts on opposite feet, sit in chairs facing the island, just across the bridge. Daniel sits next to Niyagi, in the place of honor, watching the dancing.

The MUSIC STOPS. The dance ends. Everyone in the audience twirls their drums in approval. The women bow and file off the island, over the makeshift bridge,

until only Kumiko is left. Everyone's attention is riveted to her performance, the epitome of grace and beauty. The entire audience is captivated, enchanted,

$0 no one sees a figure rising up on one of the higher rulns across the moat, until he jumps from the shadows ento the isiand. Springing in a somersault, he grabs Kumiko in mid-step. It is Chozen and he has a knife

to her throat. The music falters. The crowd gasps. Chozen holds his knife. His eyas resolute, a bit crazed. fuo men go to rush across the bridge. Chozen holds

the knife tighter to Kumike's threat. Chozen yells

at them in Japanse and they stop cold.

ANGLE ON DANIEL, MIYAGI AND SATO. Sato rises, with the aid of a cane.

Daniel stands from his chair.

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Daniel looks at Miyagi, puts down his drum, and crosses the bridge.

He motions for Daniel to get away from the foot of the bridge. Daniel moves away from the bridge, backing up to the Fu dogs. hozen backs Kumiko over to the foot

of the bridge. He kicks the supports away. The ladder and planking clatter to the bottom of the ruins, isolat- ing Daniel, Chozen and Kumiko. Chozen releases Kumiko. She runs to Daniel. Chozen throws his knife away.

DARIEL

Everything's been settled.

He begins to walk towards Danie] and Kumiko, menace in his volce and his step.

Unexpectedly, Kumiko rushes Chozen. Her fists held high. He grabs them as if they were a dolil’s and casts her aside. She falls against the Fu dogs.

But Chozen does not hear. Daniel keeps backing up. DANIEL Look, for whatever happened, I

apologize.

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He refers to the audience.

Danie] looks behind him. He is hacked up to the edge of the island. Chozen stops. With no place to go, Daniel charges, kiaing loudly. He hits Chozen with

a kick and a chop to the neck, neither of which havea any effect. ANGLE ON MIYAGI.

ANGLE ON CHOZEN.

Daniel throws a sidekick, with all his might. Chozen catches it and flings him away. Daniel rolls. Chozen tries to stomp him, but Daniel manages to get out of the way. Chozen comes off his stomping kick into the air, throwing a flying jump spinning back kick. Daniel steps back too far and falls off the edge, hanging by his fingertips. Chogen runs over and begins to stomp on his fingers. Daniel is on the verge of letting go and fall- ing into the moat below, when Kumiko comes up behind Chozen with her obi. Sha puts the silk belt around his neck and chokes as hard as she can, pulling Nim back, successful for a while, it allows time for Daniel to scramble up. But Chozen is too strong. He reverses the choke, pulls the obi off, grabs Kumiko, hits her back- handed and knocks her, unconscicus, to the ground. He then turns his attention to Daniel, who is regaining his footing, throwing two punches. Baniel recovers in enough time to block both punches. He counters. Chozen blocks, grabs Daniel and throws him into the statue. He charges Daniel with a punch.

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Daniel spins at the last moment and elbows Chozen in

the hack of the head. Recovering, Chozen spins and

hits Daniel with a back~-fist, which knocks him back

into the statue. Chozen jumps in the air with a fly~

ing sidekick for Daniel's face. Daniel ducks. Chozen hits the face of one of the Fu dogs, breaking off an entire side of it. He falls to the ground from the

force of his kick. Daniel recovers and hits him in the back of the neck. But Chozen blocks before the blow can land. He punches Daniel, driving him back. Chozen leaps in the air with a flying stomp. Daniel rolls. Chozen front kicks at him. Daniel grabs the kick and throws Chezen. He follous up, charging, hitting Chozen with tuo kicks while Chozen is on his knees. One to the chest and ene to the face. Daniel fires a third kick to try to finish his opponent off. Chozen grabs his foot at the last moment and throws him. Daniel hits the ground hard. Chozen leaps up and before Daniel can rise, he applies a death choke. He chokes Daniel until Daniel is almost out of breath. Pulling at Chozen's arm, frantically, he cannot seem te break the hold. ANGLE ON MIYAGI.

ANGLE ON DANIEL. With nothing to lose, he steps back and lifts his hips. Amazingly, Choezen flies straight over his head. Daniel lunges with a punch which hits Chozen. He tries to fellow with two kicks which Chozen hlocks. On the second kick, he holds Daniel's leg, pulls him in, and punches him very hard. The wind goes out of Daniel. He grabs Daniel's arm and throws him. Daniel rolls. Chozen lunges. Daniel hits him with his last strength with a backfist. Summoning up whatever reserves he has, he tries to finish Chozen of f. He hits him three times hard in the chest with reverse punches. Chozen seams to be going down. Daniel goes to kick him in the face, when Chozen rises with a double-fisted punch, followed by a roundhouse kick, followed by a heel kick. Each blow has a devastating effect on Daniel. The last kick sends him crashing into the statue. He is almost out. Chozen, seeing his victim nearly paralyzed, unable to move, backs off, breathing deeply, preparing toe de~- liver what will be the death blow. The crowd, which has been yelling and screaming up to now, goes deathly silent. Chozen settles slowly into a low stance. He drops his fist and begins te cock it, pulling his breath kack, Slowly. ANGLE ON DANIEL. Standing shakily, lifting his arms for a last defense. Chezen is about te charge. When the RAT-TAT-TATTING of a DRUM resounds through the ruins. ANGLE ON MIYAGI. Shaking his drum, back and forth. The whole village puts their eyes on Miyagi and follows his example.

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One by one they begin te sound their drums, until TWO HUNDRED DRUMS are BANGING through the ruins in a DEAFEN- ING CACOPHONY. ANGLE ON CHOZEN AND DANIEL. Chozen leoks around, unsure of what to do, not understanding the meaning of all this. Daniel, with a few moments respite, catches his breath, and looks at Miyagi who

has stopped twirling his drum. All the DRUNS STOP. Chozen looks around one more time. Then at Daniel, who has raised his guard, not moving, from in front of the statue. Chozen kiais ferociously and charges. The entire crowd goes silent. Just as he is about to crush Daniel with his lunge punch, Daniel comes out of his trance.

He executes the drum block perfectly. Chezen's fist hits the statue. His face soon follows. He hits with such force that it debilitates him. Daniel grabs him and hits him hard in the stomach on the return of the technique. Chogen is a finished man, he staggers back. Daniel hits him once. Tuice. Three times. Chozen hits the dirt on his knees. He cannot raise either hand.

His face bloodied. His spirit is hroken. Daniel steps up to him, pulis his head up by the hair until his threat is exposed, vulnerable. Daniel cocks his arm back, his fingertips bent in a spear hand, a death blow.

Daniel is only too glad to oblige, but at the last moment, he looks up at Miyagi. CLOSEUP MIYAGI, his face fraught with concern. Daniel looks back at Chozen. Daniel's face contorts with anger. He kiais and fires the death blow. CLOSEUP CHOZEN, his eyes closing. Rut the blow never lands. He opens his eyes. Daniel’s fist is an inch from his nose.

DANIEL €0.8.) Living is more punishment.

And with that he tweaks Chozen's nose hard hetween his thumb and forefinger, embarrassing him finally, dishonor~ ing him totally. With disdain, Daniel pushes Chozen over. The villagers cheer wildly. Kumiko recovered, leaps into Daniel’s arm. Daniel holds onto her, exhausted, relieved. He looks up at Miyagi. CLOSEUP MIYAGI, smiling broadly, proud that his student has learned the lesson of courage and honor.