Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise

1990
2h 13m
6.2

6.2/10

58 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Japanese English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 17, 1990
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0099291
Website Visit Site

Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid

Jack McGurn

Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Tomita

Lily Kawamura

Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono

Mr. Kawamura

Brady Tsurutani
Brady Tsurutani

Frankie Kawamura

Shizuko Hoshi
Shizuko Hoshi

Mrs. Kawamura

Stan Egi
Stan Egi

Charlie Kawamura

Ronald Yamamoto
Ronald Yamamoto

Harry Kawamura

Akemi Nishino
Akemi Nishino

Dulcie Kawamura

Naomi Nakano
Naomi Nakano

Joyce Kawamura

Elizabeth Gilliam
Elizabeth Gilliam

Younger Mini McGann

Shyree Mezick
Shyree Mezick

Middle Mini McGann

Caroline Junko King
Caroline Junko King

Older Mini McGann

Key Crew

Alan Parker
Director
Robert F. Colesberry
Producer
Alan Parker
Writer