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Nobody's Perfect (1968)

NR · 1968-01-12 · 1h 43m · EN
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Have fun!... with the way-out swingin' crew of the U.S.S. Bustard!

This military service comedy chronicles the misadventures of the U.S.S. Bustard in Japan. The crew has stolen a Buddha statue from a Japanese village, which if discovered missing would threaten Japanese/American relations. Doc Willoughby is the ship's petty officer, whose antics are constantly getting him into trouble with his captain. On shore leave, Willoughby falls for a seemingly demure Japanese girl in a kimono shop, who actually turns out to be a Japanese/American nurse in the US Navy, Lt. Tomiko Momoyama. However, it turns out she was betrothed as a child to a traditional Japanese man named Toshi, who fully intends on enforcing tradition. Willoughby divides his time between trying to return the Buddha statue back to the Japanese village it rightfully belongs to, and trying to woo Tomiko from the traditional Japanese man she rightfully belongs to.

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Doug McClureDoug McClureDoc WilloughbyNancy KwanNancy KwanNurse Tomiko MomyamaJames WhitmoreJames WhitmoreCapt. Mike RileyDavid HartmanDavid HartmanBoats McCaffertyGary VinsonGary VinsonWalt PurdyJames ShigetaJames ShigetaDiver Toshi O'HaraSteve CarlsonSteve CarlsonJohnny CraneGeorge FurthGeorge FurthHamnerKeye LukeKeye LukeGondai-SanJill DonohueJill DonohueMarci AdlerBea BradleyBea BradleyLt. LargeJim CreechJim CreechMr. Bayless

Keywords

U.s. navyJapan

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · WarTheme affinityU S Navy · JapanDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityWarDirector preference318640Actor preference101206 · 18054 · 30432

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What is Nobody's Perfect about?

This military service comedy chronicles the misadventures of the U.S.S. Bustard in Japan. The crew has stolen a Buddha statue from a Japanese village, which if discovered missing would threaten Japanese/American relations. Doc Willoughby is the ship's petty officer, whose antics are constantly getting him into trouble with his captain. On shore leave, Willoughby falls for a seemingly demure Japanese girl in a kimono shop, who actually turns out to be a Japanese/American nurse in the US Navy, Lt. Tomiko Momoyama. However, it turns out she was betrothed as a child to a traditional Japanese man named Toshi, who fully intends on enforcing tradition. Willoughby divides his time between trying to return the Buddha statue back to the Japanese village it rightfully belongs to, and trying to woo Tomiko from the traditional Japanese man she rightfully belongs to.

How long is Nobody's Perfect?

Nobody's Perfect has a runtime of 103 minutes.