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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Mr. Miyagi is the character that made him an icon, now we examine this OSCAR nominated actor who brought him to life.

Director

Kayvon Derak Shanian

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

N/A

Production

Love Project Films

Awards

7 wins total

Homepage

https://www.morethanmiyagi.com/

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Pat Morita,
a bright and witty young man, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Pat Morita, a bright and witty young man,

He tells me
he's never been to Japan, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He tells me he's never been to Japan,

[crowd cheers and claps] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[crowd cheers and claps]

-I don't talk like that.
-[crowd laughs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-I don't talk like that. -[crowd laughs]

Stand-up comedians are
the hardest job in the world. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Stand-up comedians are the hardest job in the world.

He would tend to do
the same show over again, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He would tend to do the same show over again,

I don't think he paid
much attention - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I don't think he paid much attention

His comedy was his, you know, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

His comedy was his, you know,

He has a funny sense of humor - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He has a funny sense of humor

He opened for Vic Damone,
Connie Stevens, and, uh, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He opened for Vic Damone, Connie Stevens, and, uh,

One thing I learned with comics
is they are, actually, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

One thing I learned with comics is they are, actually,

He struggled a lot
with depression, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He struggled a lot with depression,

And one of the reasons he said,
he didn't think he'd be funny. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And one of the reasons he said, he didn't think he'...

[James]
The first day
Pat Morita came on the set, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[James] The first day Pat Morita came on the set,

Then, when he would get on
and be the character, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Then, when he would get on and be the character,

Just his innate brilliance
at comedy was incredible. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Just his innate brilliance at comedy was incredible.

I mean, just-- and he,
he added so much to script
and to character and-- - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I mean, just-- and he, he added so much to script and to cha...

He really embraced the things
that many of us run away from. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He really embraced the things that many of us run away from.

Pat went on
and became a huge star, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Pat went on and became a huge star,

It was an incredible
accomplishment for Pat - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

It was an incredible accomplishment for Pat

What I envisioned
when I wrote it, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

What I envisioned when I wrote it,

And he created - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Felicia]
Good morning, everyone,
and welcome to Table for 5 - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Felicia] Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Table for 5

I want to introduce our guest,
Evelyn Guerrero-Morita. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I want to introduce our guest, Evelyn Guerrero-Morita.

Evelyn is an actor and producer, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Evelyn is an actor and producer,

My first question
out of the gate - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

My first question out of the gate

[all laugh] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

At the same time,
she was mentoring Pat, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

At the same time, she was mentoring Pat,

-[Felicia] Oh, wow.
-[Evelyn] And so, I met him - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-[Felicia] Oh, wow. -[Evelyn] And so, I met him

But, you know, what's funny is, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

But, you know, what's funny is,

[sighs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

This is a manuscript that,
uh, Pat started writing in '96. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

This is a manuscript that, uh, Pat started writing in '...

And so his,
his wish on his deathbed was - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And so his, his wish on his deathbed was

This was Pat's
little office nook. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

This was Pat's little office nook.

Pat was so cute, he never wanted
to do anything in his office. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Pat was so cute, he never wanted to do anything in his offic...

I guess he wanted to be close
to me and the cats and-- - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I guess he wanted to be close to me and the cats and--

Um, I received your,
uh, fax letter. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Um, I received your, uh, fax letter.

Uh, thanks for your concern and, uh, good luck. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Uh, thanks for your concern and, uh, good luck.

[phone hangs up] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[phone hangs up]

[Pat]
I don't know. [mumbles] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Pat] I don't know. [mumbles]

[Pat]
Um, for the most part, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Pat] Um, for the most part,

[Evelyn]
I'm doing a documentary - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Evelyn] I'm doing a documentary

[keyboard clicking] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[keyboard clicking]

That entire chapter of my life
changed me forever. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

That entire chapter of my life changed me forever.

When I was two years old, I was diagnosed with spinal TB. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

When I was two years old, I was diagnosed with spinal TB.

And my parents were too poor - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And my parents were too poor

In fact, the,
the mentality then was - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

In fact, the, the mentality then was

And if he does by some miracle, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And if he does by some miracle,

And, uh, for the most part
was immobilized, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And, uh, for the most part was immobilized,

And if you're flat on your back - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And if you're flat on your back

Uh, hey, there were kids
in my ward that died. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Uh, hey, there were kids in my ward that died.

Well, the Shriners took over
his case in 1939 - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Well, the Shriners took over his case in 1939

The White House announces Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

The White House announces Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

-[airplane engine rumbles]
-[loud explosion] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-[airplane engine rumbles] -[loud explosion]

They were
all behind barbed wire, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

They were all behind barbed wire,

But I could feel,
and sense, and hear - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

But I could feel, and sense, and hear

And I'll never forget,
I got there and for the-- - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And I'll never forget, I got there and for the--

I was homesick for the hospital - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I was homesick for the hospital

So there was
a big hole in my heart, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

So there was a big hole in my heart,

And they kept insisting
on talking, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And they kept insisting on talking,

[Japanese melancholic music] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Japanese melancholic music]

[Felicia]
Where did they go after that?
Did they relocate them, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Felicia] Where did they go after that? Did they relocate th...

[Evelyn]
They moved to Sacramento - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Evelyn] They moved to Sacramento

And Japanese people were - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And Japanese people were

And, in fact,
a lot of Japanese people - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And, in fact, a lot of Japanese people

Pat Racism comes in many many forms - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Pat Racism comes in many many forms

-[Annette] Oh, wow.
-Yeah. [softly chuckles] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-[Annette] Oh, wow. -Yeah. [softly chuckles]

I'm going to college." - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I'm going to college."

I don't know about now. You have to do what your parents say. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I don't know about now. You have to do what your...

You have to. So I went to work
in my father's restaurant - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

You have to. So I went to work in my father's restauran...

And his second wife was Yuki,
and they had two children, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And his second wife was Yuki, and they had two children,

[Pat]
Between experiencing - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[Pat] Between experiencing

And I found my way into working - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And I found my way into working

And in the meantime,
I was 190 pounds and frustrated. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And in the meantime, I was 190 pounds and frustrated.

And, like, we all have a little
Jiminy Cricket on our shoulder, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

And, like, we all have a little Jiminy Cricket on our should...

I said, "If I don't do it now,
I'll never do it, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I said, "If I don't do it now, I'll never do ...

Well, I made the Hollywood
Palace in four years. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Well, I made the Hollywood Palace in four years.

Next we have a talented
young man, very unusual, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

Next we have a talented young man, very unusual,

[crowd laughs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[crowd claps] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[crowd laughs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-Imagine it.
-I didn't know how to write, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

-Imagine it. -I didn't know how to write,

[all laugh] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I notice, notice this fella
sitting at the end of the bar. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I notice, notice this fella sitting at the end of the bar.

You ought to come down to LA,
Hollywood, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

You ought to come down to LA, Hollywood,

She's Lenny Bruce's mother." - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

She's Lenny Bruce's mother."

We just hit it from the--
right from the get-go. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

We just hit it from the-- right from the get-go.

I said, "And you have to be
very aware, very sharp, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

I said, "And you have to be very aware, very sharp,

[loudly laughs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

[loudly laughs]

[laughs] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story poster

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Mr. Miyagi is the character that made him an icon, now we examine this OSCAR nominated actor who brought him to life.

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Director: Kayvon Derak Shanian

Writer: Oscar Alvarez, Kayvon Derak Shanian

Production: Love Project Films

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Feb 2021

Awards: 7 wins total

Homepage: https://www.morethanmiyagi.com/