Come See the Paradise (1990)

  • R
  • 12/23/1990 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, History
  • 2h 13m

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.

Alan Parker

Director, Writer

Cast

Dennis Quaid's headshot

Dennis Quaid

Jack McGurn
Tamlyn Tomita's headshot

Tamlyn Tomita

Lily Kawamura
Sab Shimono's headshot

Sab Shimono

Mr. Kawamura
Brady Tsurutani's headshot

Brady Tsurutani

Frankie Kawamura
Shizuko Hoshi's headshot

Shizuko Hoshi

Mrs. Kawamura
Stan Egi's headshot

Stan Egi

Charlie Kawamura
Ronald Yamamoto's headshot

Ronald Yamamoto

Harry Kawamura
Akemi Nishino's headshot

Akemi Nishino

Dulcie Kawamura

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