
Come See the Paradise
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.
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Come See the Paradise
Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
1990-08-17
Runtime
133 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox