What he finds catches him by surprise. Daniel's PO¥ --
the Miyagi family dojo. Daniel enters. The doje walls
are lined with photos and paintings of fourhundred
years’ worth of karate-practicing MNiyagis. Prominent
over the family shrine is a painting cf aman in the
formal garb of the f6th century. He bears a striking
resemblance to Miyagi. On the back wall of the room
are Chinese and Okinawan weapons. Daniel removes his
shoes and walks around the dejo, 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'tsvoice at the door turns
him.
MIYAGI
So, how you like Miyagi family dojo?
DANIEL
It's great. Who are all these neople?
MIYAGI
Miyagis. Four hundred years' worth.
DANTEL
Who is he?
He points to the picture above the shrine. [Miyagi hows
respectfully.
MIYGAT
agi Shimpo Sensei. First Miyagi to bring karate to Okinawa.
DANIEL
From where?
ITYAGI
China.
DANIEL
How did he get there?
MIYAGI
By accident.
(heat)
Like all Mivagi, he is 2 fisherman. Shimpo Sensei love fishing. Loved saki. One day, strong saki, strong sun, ne fish. Shimpo Sensei fell asleep ten miles from Okinawa. Woke up ten miles fromChina. Ten years later he comes back with Chinese ulfe, tuo Kids... Chaat) and secret of Miyagi family karate.
Miyagi taps the drumDaniel is holding.
DANIEL
(skaptical)d This is the secret of your karate?
MIYAGI
Hal.
He takes the drum and twirls it. The BALLS BANG against
the drumhead, RAT-TAT-TAT-TATTING.
DANIEL
T don't gat it.
Miyagi hands the drum to Daniel.
MIYAGI
You will. Come. Time
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tades rmAT.MIYAGI’SHOUSE tadodi
Daniel and Miyagi walk threugh the vivillage.Daniel,
getting to see it, really for the firstrtime. Daniel’s
POV, a small school across the way. Out in the yard,
Kumiko is teaching a group ef young girls a traditional
Okinawan dance. The girls, age six to eleven, follow
her through the graceful movements, dutifully. She sees
Daniel, smiles, and, inthe midst of her movements,
gives a small wave.
MIYAGE
They are practicing bone dance.
DANIEL
What's that?
MIYAGI
Ancient summertime custom. Big production number.
Daniel waves back to her, pleased. They walk past a
series of shelters, strong, brick.
DANIEL
hat are thesa?
MIYAGI
Storm shelters.
Niyagi and Daniel pass the village shrine, a s@parate
bullding, outside of which an ancient old man, ICHIRO,
With the shaved head of a Buddhist monk, teaches a group
ef young children from a large storybook. Miyagi calls
out te him. Ilechirowaveshack.
MIYAGI
The day I left, he was in the same place, doing the game thing.
Miyadi 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 plots in the large
patchwork garden, harvesting, watering, pruning,
planting.
DANTEL
i thought this was a fishing village.
MIYAGI
Was until waters were fished out.
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DANTEL
How'd that happen?
MIYAGI
Someone brought in big, commercial boats.
DANTEL
Who?
MIYAGI
Only one who could afferd it... Sato.
DANIEL
What did everybody else deo?
MIYAGI
Most gave up and want to the city for work. My father and some others invented a new economy, and saved what was left of the village.
He gestures to the gardens.
DANIEL
fuful lot of vegetables to feed one small village.
MIYAGI
Not grown for eating, Daniel-san. Groun for selling. One customer takes it ail.
DANIEL
Who?
SUA POV SHOT SUA
At that moment, three giant Air Force helicopters rise
off a landing strip just ever the hill and, in forma~
tion, fly overhead, their BLADES THUMNP-THUMPING the air.
Mivagi salutes.
MIYAGI
Cheartielt> Ged bless America.
Miyagi begins te work the garden.
a DANTEL
Everyone cuns a plot?
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MIYAGI]
No one ons anything. Everyone
rents.
DANTEL
Do IThave to ask fromwho?
At that moment, Sate's big, blackCadillac comes up the
road. Miyagi rises fromhis work. Ha and Daniel face
the car. Toshio and TARO cpen both rear doors. Sato
exits from one, Chozen fromthe other. They approath
riyagi and Daniel.
SATO
You have seen your father.
MIYAGI]
Yes.
SATO
Then we finish tonight. I will bring my nephew as witness.
MIYAGI
Then tuo of you will losea night's sleep. I will not come.
CHOZEN
Cshouting) You are a stinking coward.
Sato turns. His eyes shooting daggers at his nephew.
Chozen withers under his glare. Sato turns back to
Miyagi.
SATO
You leave me no chol¢ce.
Sato hows to Miyagi. Miyagi stands still, arms at his
sides. Sato sattles into a strong stance, slowly, delib-
erately. He sites Miyagi with ene hand and draus the
other back in a fist, the same fist that breaks twelve-
inches of wood. The target --Miyagi's heart.
ANGLE ON DANIEL 35
Nervous, frozen.
talch ANGLE ON CHOZEN 26
Eager for the kill.
a
37 ANGLEiON MIYAGI 37
heisface calm.
tadoo ANGLE OK SATO 38
His fist almost chambered. He is ahout to punch when
Yukia's voice breaks the tension.
YURTA
Miyagi-san, Miyagi-san.
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 recoyer.
YURIA
Your father.
Her voice is filleA with sadness.
YURTIA
He asks for you.
She turns te Sato.
YURTA
And for you.
There is enmity in her voice when she addresses Sato.
The news catches Sato off-guard. His fist drops. Hiyagi
leoks at him, waiting. Sato makes the move. He turns
and heads hurriedly fer the village. Miyagi leoks at
tukia and follows. DBanielgoes to fellow as well, but
finds his path blocked by Chezen, Taro and Toshio. His
choice is to fight er step off the road and go through
a muddy rice paddy. He glares at Chozen for a moment,
then steps inte the mud, sinking up te his ankles. He
makes his way to the other side. When he emerges, he
looks back at Chozan, smirking maliciously on the road.
Daniel takes off for the village.
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3°? INT.BEDROON 3g
2thhangsBsin the alr. Miyagi kneels on one side of his
tr,Sato on the other. Yukia and Kumike and a shoe-
Daniel stand in the b.g. The cld man, whose breath
allow, almost non-existent, epens his eyes to Miyagi
a Sate. His frail hand takes one cf Sato's hands, his
her takes Niyagi's. With his remaining strength, he
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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 begq.,
Yukia buries her face in her hands, sobbing quietly.
Miyagi raises his eyes from his father's corpse, looking
at Sato hopefully. In response, Sato's face hardens.
He withdraus his hand coldly.
SATO
Out of respect formy teacher, I allow you your period tomourn. When it isover, I return.
He bows deeply to the old man's bedy, rises and strides
out, blowing past Yukia, Kumiko andDaniel. Miyagi looks
at his father and lovingly strokes his head, pushing his
Nalr off his forehead, and closing his eyes.
Curt Ta:
aa) INT. DOJO 40
Miyagi is hanging a picture of his father up, last in the
leng Line of Miyagis. Daniel is playing with his drum.
DANTEL
Mr. Miyagi, I don't get something.
MIYAGI
What's that. Daniel-san?
DANTEL
Tf Sato hates you so much, why'd he back off?
MIYAGI
Recause father was his teacher. Tn his heart, he still knows right from wrong.
DANTEL
But he stili wants to kill vou.
Well, until he
aré you going
Su.
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MIYAGI
Rothing.
DANTEL
He's looking to go to war.
MIYAGI
Don't step war by participating in one. Daniel-san.
DANTEL
But if he would have thrown that punch in the field, what would you have done?
MIYAGI
Rlocked.
DANTEL
You think you ceouidhave?
NIYAGI
Even you could.
DANIEL
I’m not that strong,
MTYAGI
Not amatter of who's stronger, Danlel-san. Matter of who's smarter. Come, I will demonstrate.
Miyagi exits. Daniel follows.
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uy EXT. APPROACH TOCANNERY - BAY 41
Miyagi and Baniel approach the deserted, rusting cannery
on the reef outside the lagoon. The sign above, in
Japanese and English, reads: "SATOCANMERY.TM
MIYAGI
From my first karate lesson, fathersaid hest way to avoid punch isnot te be there when it arrives.
DAK
Easier said than
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ongeaenaiteCONTINUEDpae)ee operanit
MIYAGI
That's what Miyagi said...
(beat?)
wee UNtIL I worked here.
They arrive at the point where the fishare unleaded from
the boats. A viscious leeking 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.
MIYAGI
The fish want from the boat in the net, across here.
He motions to where he is walking, a distance of ten
yards. He climbs a small ladder to a platform in front
of a wooden chute blocked by tuo wooden guardrails.
There is only 2 few feet of roem to maneuver without
falling off.
MIYAGI
To here.
ANGLE ON DANIEL, teuching the hooks, still sharp,
daspite their rust.
MEYAGI
Cne day, Miyagi'tsmind was somewhere else when the fish came across. Now push, Daniel.
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 down the ladder, meating Daniel in the middle of
the floor.
MIYAGI
Now, you understand?
DANIEL
Yeah.
MIYAGI
Good. Come.
Mivagi turns to go.
DANIEL
» thinks about if for a moment, then his
ome big cork fishing floats on the floor.
(CONTIRUED)
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MIYAGI
Releasa the hook.
Excited, Daniel climbs the platform, releases the hook
and swings it back to Miyagi. ipagi sticks the cork
owallonthe hook, blunting it. Daniel sats himself,
indeady.
MIYAGI
Hhen I say move, move.
Miyagi sulngs the chain. Danilel’sFOV. The hook with
the cork ball on it comas down the track on target
with his stomach. Faster, faster.
u2 ANGLE OK MIYAGI WU?
HIYAGI
Move.
A SICKENING THUD makes Miyagi flinch.
ANGLE ON DANIEL 43
doubled over, holding his stomach.
MIYAGI €0.5.)
Okay, Danial-san?
Daniel straightens, grimacing.
NANITEL
Yeah.
He swings the chain back to Miyagi and sets in his
stance.
DANIEL
Ready?
Miyagi hesitates, but impressed by Daniel's persistence,
proceeds. He suings tha chain. ANGLE ON DANIEL. The
ball comes closer, closer.
MIYAGI €O.8.3
PlOove.
Daniel does, but not enough. The ball hits Khim in the
shoulder. He falis from the platform, grabbing at the
last moment, dangling from its edge. He pulls himseli
a up and swings the chain back to Miyagi.
BS CONTINUED: 43
MIYAGI ¢(0.8.)
€concernedd
Naybe weatry again, tomorrow.
Daniel straightens and takes his stance, determined.
DANTEL
Ready.
MIYAGI
Gkay, but last one.
Against his better judgement, Miyagi swings the ball.
ANGLE ON DANIEL. The ball coming.
MiyYAGI (0.5.2
Move.
Daniel moves. The ball bounces against the wooden
quards. Miyagl applauds.
DANIEL
Good.
He begins to climh down the ladder, his back to Miyagi.
MIiYAGS
You know, Daniel-san, there Isa
quality, very special, we call
karate-smart. Oniy feu pecple
have it.
ANGLE ON DANIEL. 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.
MIYAGI
I think you are one of those people.
The sound ef the CHAIN moving along the track breaks
Miyagi'tsthoughts. He turns. His POV. Daniel, in
a ready stance, as the chain's momentum suitches and
the bare hook comes flying back at Daniel. CLOSEUP,
DANTEL'S FACE, tense, ready. He moves. The sound of
CLOTH RIPPING, following by the THUNE of the HOQEKinte
WOOD fills the air. MNiyagi'sPOV. 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 away. He smiles, triumphant.
Miyagi is relieved, but piqued.
MIYAGI
Daniel-san.
US CONTINUED: (€2) 43
DANTEL
Cexpectant?> Yes?
Miyagi is relieved, but piqued.
MIYAGI
Danielir-san.
DANIEL
(expectant)
Yes?
MIYAGI]
T take back what I said.
With a huff of exasperation, Miyagi turns and exits.
Daniel looks hack satthe hoek and the piece of cloth
pinioned te the weed. He runs his fingers across his
stomach. A shiver runs up his spine.
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UY EST. VILLAGE - DUSK ty ly
Chezen with Taro as company, oversees 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.
DANIEL
Doas he own everything?
MIYAGI
Almost.
As they reach Miyagi's door, Chezen calls out:
CHOZEN
Hey, coward. Hey, coward.
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.