Yuna (ユナ; also known as Girl Bell Ringer in The Karate Kid Part II) is minor character in Cobra Kai. She is portrayed by Traci Toguchi.
Yuna is the vice president of sales for Doyona International, a Japanese car distributor, whose childhood chance encounter with Daniel LaRusso helps save his car dealership decades later.
Biography[]
The Karate Kid Part II[]
In June of 1985, a typhoon hits Okinawa, and Yuna climbs a pole to ring a warning bell. She becomes stuck at the top of the pole when the storm hits, dangerously close to power lines. Despite the heavy rain and strong winds, Daniel LaRusso climbs the pole and encourages Yuna to hold onto him. He helps her down and saves her life. Chozen Toguchi refuses to help Daniel save Yuna, despite Sato Toguchi's orders. When Daniel slips in the mud while carrying her back to the shelter, Mr. Miyagi prepares to go back out into the storm to help, but Sato asks Miyagi to let him go instead. Realizing that Sato is grateful for being rescued and wants to start making up for it, Miyagi relents and Sato carries Yuna back to her mother in the shelter.
She is also present at the O-bon festival, where she thanks Daniel for saving her; she was so grateful that she allowed Daniel to follow her lead in the dance, to prevent him from making mistakes. She also witnesses the fight between Daniel and Chozen.
Cobra Kai[]
Season 3[]
Before Daniel leaves Okinawa, Kumiko meets him, bringing a second woman whom Kumiko identifies as a friend of both of theirs. Daniel is unsure of who she is until she reveals that they had met when she was a child during a typhoon. Daniel realizes that it's Yuna and remembers saving her life when she was a child and is delighted to meet her again, asking how Yuna is doing and complimenting her perfect English. Yuna tells Daniel that she works in international sales for Doyona International to his surprise, clarifying that she is their Senior Vice President of Sales. Daniel asks if he can buy Yuna a drink and she tells him that she hopes so since Yuna is about to save Daniel's business by reviving his lifetime contract and possibly convinced Doyona to remove the contract with Cole's on Van Nuys.
Season 5[]
While comparing their experiences with Daniel, Chozen tells Johnny Lawrence that he once saw Daniel save a young girl from a typhoon, referencing Daniel's rescue of Yuna.[1]
Trivia[]
- Yuna was credited as "Girl Bell Ringer" in The Karate Kid Part II. It isn't until her appearance in Cobra Kai that she is named.