Bij een herdenkingsdienst voor Japanse strijders die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in het Amerikaanse leger hebben gediend, ontmoet Kesuke Miyagi de weduwe Louisa Pierce. Haar kleindochter Julie is opstandig doordat de dood van haar ouders niet heeft kunnen verwerken. Miyagi besluit haar les te geven in karate.
Nee, helaas is The Next Karate Kid nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Characters |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Mark Lee | Screenplay |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ronald Roose | Editor |
| Directing | Christopher Cain | Director |
| Production | R.J. Louis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ken Kushnick | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration |
| Production | Susan Ekins | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Walter P. Martishius | Production Design |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Choreographer |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting Director |
| Sound | Jeffrey Pollack | Music Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Semtob | Hairstylist |
| Sound | David Bartlett | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Livingston | Music Editor |
| Sound | David Passick | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Chris Burton | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Crew | Brian Smyj | Stunts |
