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Portrait of Nobu McCarthy

Acting

Nobu McCarthy

Career

Active from 1958 to 2005, with a break from 1962 to 1975, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Last Chance
Last Chance
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nobu McCarthy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am (2005)

as avó Shinobu

1990s

3 titles · average score 61
Last Chance
Last Chance (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Bea

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition (1994)

as Sari Hatano

Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mira Watanabe

1980s

5 titles · average score 69
The Wash
The Wash (1988)

as Masi Matsumoto

The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Yukie

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)

as Mrs. McAllister

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Masi Matsumoto

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Barbara Ikeda

1970s

7 titles · average score 63
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Nara Latham

Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar (1976)

as Misa / Jeanne Wakatsuki

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Miss Dorothy Murakami

The Magician
The Magician (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Ti

Anna and the King
Anna and the King (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Fen-Ling

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mrs. Swan

Lost Flight
Lost Flight (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Zora Lewin

1960s

9 titles · average score 60
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Winu Omella

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Kyoko

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Kim

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Lotus

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Monica Hyodo

Two Loves
Two Loves (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Whareparita

Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kim Sung

Wake Me When It's Over
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ume Tanaka

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Helen Low

1950s

5 titles · average score 68
Laramie
Laramie (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Haru

Five Gates to Hell
Five Gates to Hell (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chioko

Tokyo After Dark
Tokyo After Dark (1959)

as B-girl in nightclub

The Geisha Boy
The Geisha Boy (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kimi Sikita

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Sally Choshi