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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

He started to get smaller parts because there weren'ta lot of big parts available for an...

[chuckles] He started to get smaller parts because there weren't
a lot of big parts available for an aging Asian actor

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He started to get smaller parts
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because there weren't a lot of big parts available
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for an aging Asian actor.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:37
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Love Project Films

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Movie Summary

Mr. Miyagi is the character that made him an icon, now we examine this OSCAR nominated actor who brought him to life.
Secondly, he needed the money, you know, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:04
Secondly, he needed the money, you know,
So he would take little cameo parts - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
So he would take little cameo parts
I mean, I-- I, I remember that, whoa! - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:04
I mean, I-- I, I remember that, whoa!
[in accent] "Flied lice." - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
[in accent] "Flied lice."
[William] We were talking about Karate Kidand, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:27
[William] We were talking about Karate Kidand,
Like, I-- I want to send him off to pasture and, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:09
Like, I-- I want to send him off to pasture and,
[light melancholic music] - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
[light melancholic music]
A little bit of a desperation thing, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
A little bit of a desperation thing,
When the drinking started to get really bad, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:06
When the drinking started to get really bad,
The few jobs that he got, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:04
The few jobs that he got,
And Arnie, his, his manager, Arnold Soloway, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:15
And Arnie, his, his manager, Arnold Soloway,
He suffered a long, long, slow death. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
He suffered a long, long, slow death.
-He never recovered from those wounds. -[Annette] Wow. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
-He never recovered from those wounds. -[Annette] Wow.
[Felicia] Then how does someone, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:06
[Felicia] Then how does someone,
Tha-- that's their way of dealing with it, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:05
Tha-- that's their way of dealing with it,
[Evelyn] I mean, look at Richard Pryor, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:06
[Evelyn] I mean, look at Richard Pryor,
-[Felicia] Mm-hmm. -[Evelyn] If you look into their past, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:08
-[Felicia] Mm-hmm. -[Evelyn] If you look into their past,
I think his reputation started to, uh, - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:14
I think his reputation started to, uh,
The real topper was-- Happy Dayswas having-- - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:11
The real topper was-- Happy Dayswas having--
And it was being shot in Pepperdine University, in Malibu. - More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story 00:04
And it was being shot in Pepperdine University, in Malibu.