'''Pat Morita''', a veteran movie actor of [[Japan]]ese descent, catapulted to fame portraying Daniel-san's mentor in "[[The Karate Kid]]".
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'''Pat Morita''', a veteran movie actor of [[Japan]]ese descent, catapulted to fame portraying Daniel-san's mentor in "[[The Karate Kid]]". He spent time in "relocation camps" during World War II, which possibly made his scene about the death of his character's off-screen wife in a camp more poignant.