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'Karate Kid' Sensei Pat Morita Dies at 73
Date: 11/25/2005
Zap2it mentions Pat Mortia, best remembered for his Oscar-nominated performance as a cryptic sensei in "The Karate Kid," has died at age 73. The prolific actor passed away Thursday, Nov. 24 of natural causes in his Las Vegas home. (editor's note: Morita-san's role in Karate Kid was the first exposure to the Japanese culture and people that I personally can remember growing up in rural Alabama. In a way, this website's presence here today owes alot to the compelling character Mr. Morita portrayed and a profound interest generated of a world, far, far away from the home of a backwoods, redneck kid.)
Source: Anime News Service