Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in 1984's 'The Karate Kid'. CREDIT: Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Speaking to Variety after the hit drama’s conclusion, creators Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald ...

Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg discuss their Netflix series' inevitable ending, their meta cameos and why ...

And in the series' final episodes, he receives one last lesson from his sensei. Pat Morita originated the Mr. Miyagi role in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid." He returned for "The Karate Kid Part II ...

Ralph Macchio opens up to USA TODAY's Brian Truitt about playing Daniel LaRusso in "Cobra Kai" and the legacy of "The Karate Kid." ...

Originally portrayed by the late Pat Morita, Mr. Miyagi was Daniel LaRusso’s everything: a sensei, a father figure, and a best friend. The final season of Cobra Kai dove into the legacy of ...

After appearing briefly in a dream sequence earlier this season, Mr. Miyagi — played by beloved actor Pat Morita, who passed away in 2005 — returned for an extended, dream-based reunion with Daniel in ...

Filming the Miyagi scenes required a body double and a soundalike as the base, "Then, using Pat Morita's actual voice and AI technology, you kind of merge the two," Schlossberg explains.

In the Cobra Kai episode "Skeletons" a metaphysical version of actor Pat Morita returned to the series as the beloved mentor, Mr. Miyagi. But because Morita passed away 20 years ago ...

Cobra Kai season 6 contains a very special cameo from Karate Kid legend Mr. Miyagi played by Pat Morita. But seeing as though the actor sadly passed over 20 years ago, fans may be wondering just ...