Directed by John G. Avildsen Written by Robert Mark Kamen   Cast Pat Morita ... Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) Ralph Macchio ... Daniel Pat E. Johnson ... Referee Bruce Malmuth ... Announcer Eddie Smith ... Bystander Martin Kove ... John Kreese Garth Johnson ... Autograph Fan Brett Johnson ... Autograph Fan Will Hunt ... Postman Evan James ... Cab Driver (as Evan Malmuth) Lee Arnone-Briggs ... Stewardess Sarah Kendall ... Stewardess #2 Yuji Okumoto ... Chozen Joey Miyashima ... Toshio Danny Kamekona ... Sato Raymond Ma ... Cab Driver in Okinawa George O'Hanlon Jr. ... Soldier Tamlyn Tomita ... Kumiko Nobu McCarthy ... Yukie Charlie Tanimoto ... Miyagi's Father Tsuruko Ohye ... Village Woman Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad ... Ichiro Marc Hayashi ... Taro Robert Fernandez ... Watchman Natalie N. Hashimoto ... Kumiko's Street Friend Diana Mar ... Girl in Video Store BD Wong ... Boy on Street (as Bradd Wong) Clarence Gilyard Jr. ... G.I. #1 Michael Morgan ... G.I. #2 Jack Eiseman ... G.I. #3 Jeffrey Rogers ... G.I. #4 Aaron Seville ... G.I. #5 Wes Chong ... Sato's Houseman Traci Toguchi ... Girl Bell Ringer William Zabka ... Johnny Chad McQueen ... Dutch Tony O'Dell ... Jimmy Ron Thomas ... Bobby Rob Garrison ... Tommy Uncredited Cast Joey Banks ... Okinawa Martial Arts Class Student Antonia Franceschi ... The Dancer On The Television Set Randee Heller ... Lucille LaRusso (archive footage) Ron Pohnel ... Military Student Elisabeth Shue ... Ali (archive footage) Chris Tashima ... The Rockabilly Club Dancer Produced by William J. Cassidy   Susan Ekins   R.J. Louis   Karen Trudy Rosenfelt   Jerry Weintraub   Original Music by Bill Conti

Additional Info Premiere: June 19, 1986 Theatrical Release: June 20, 1986 DVD Release: February 07, 2001 Blu-ray Release: May 11, 2010 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures Delphi V Productions Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1986) (USA) (theatrical) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1987) (USA) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,693 / 20,725 Site Ranking #1,689 Dreamcatcher (2003) #1,690 Elephant (2003) #1,691 The Outsiders (1983) #1,692 Elektra (2005) #1,693 The Karate Kid Part II (1986) #1,694 Weird Science (1985) #1,695 Iron Sky (2012) #1,696 Piranha (2010) #1,697 xXx: Return Of Xander Cage (2017)