Next Karate Kid, The (1994) Rating: Starring: Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside Director: Christopher Cain Category: Drama Studio: Columbia / TriStar Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai Length: 104 mins     1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants. Who says the good guy has to be a guy?In this exciting sequel to The Karate Kid series, Mr. Miyagi's new karate student is a girl! Noriyuki "Pat" Morita and Hilary Swank co-star in The Next Karate Kid, the story of a rebellious teen, Julie, who blossoms with a little help from her friends - in this case the wise Mr. Miyagi and a trio of Buddhist monks!The action kicks into overdrive when Julie is pitted against a posse of paramilitary students who rule her high school.And while their leader teaches them to fight to kill, Julie and Miyagi teach them the secret of fighting to live. Action, humor and emotion all come together as Julie makes her exciting journey from rebellion to reason, from adolescence to adulthood and from friendship to love.