Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise (1990)

In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.

In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.

Date of release
1990-08-17
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (60)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Director
Alan Parker

Casting

  • Dennis Quaid — Jack McGurn
  • Tamlyn Tomita — Lily Kawamura
  • Sab Shimono — Mr. Kawamura
  • Brady Tsurutani — Frankie Kawamura
  • Shizuko Hoshi — Mrs. Kawamura
  • Stan Egi — Charlie Kawamura
  • Ronald Yamamoto — Harry Kawamura
  • Akemi Nishino — Dulcie Kawamura
  • Naomi Nakano — Joyce Kawamura
  • Elizabeth Gilliam — Younger Mini McGann
  • Shyree Mezick — Middle Mini McGann
  • Caroline Junko King — Older Mini McGann

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