The Miyagi Initiative

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the multifaceted musical/comedy documentary, Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary, while D. Bethel finds a new holiday-staple film in the esoteric but endearing animated film, Tokyo Godfathers, directed by the late Satoshi Kon.

KARATE KID AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Our hosts wrap up the episode by discussing the trailer and premise for the very bizarre upcoming film, Karate Kid: Legends, a film promising to stitch together the dominant realities that exist within the The Karate Kid franchise.

TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Introducing The Middle-Aged Man podcast (03:55) Andrew learns a lot watching Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary (19:42) D. Bethel finally watches Tokyo Godfathers, his first Satoshi Kon film (29:46) Outro - What the heck is Karate Kid: Legends? (35:45) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "A Mighty Oak" (5 December 2014): Where D. Bethel discusses reading the unfinished Satoshi Kon manga, Opus. (Starts at 4:01).
• "Batting 100" (19 December 2014): D. Bethel dives deeper into Opus in one of his early segments called "Boasts of Bethel." (Starts at 7:29.)
  • "Mind in the Gutters––Satoshi Kon's Opus": Read a text version of this "Boast of Bethel" on Dan's Long John website.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The trailer for Karate Kid: Legends.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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