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.
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Production | R.J. Louis | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ronald Roose | Editor |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Directing | Christopher Cain | Director |
| Writing | Mark Lee | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Characters |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration |
| Sound | David Passick | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Ken Kushnick | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Chris Burton | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting Director |
| Art | Walter P. Martishius | Production Design |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Sound | Steve Livingston | Music Editor |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Jeffrey Pollack | Music Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Semtob | Hairstylist |
| Production | Susan Ekins | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Choreographer |
| Sound | David Bartlett | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Brian Smyj | Stunts |
