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Come See the Paradise

1990
6.3 ⭐
2h 13m
Drama
Romance
History
"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.

Cast & Crew
Dennis Quaid
Dennis QuaidJack McGurn
Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn TomitaLily Kawamura
Sab Shimono
Sab ShimonoMr. Kawamura
Brady Tsurutani
Brady TsurutaniFrankie Kawamura
Shizuko Hoshi
Shizuko HoshiMrs. Kawamura
Stan Egi
Stan EgiCharlie Kawamura
Ronald Yamamoto
Ronald YamamotoHarry Kawamura
Akemi Nishino
Akemi NishinoDulcie Kawamura
Naomi Nakano
Naomi NakanoJoyce Kawamura
Elizabeth Gilliam
Elizabeth GilliamYounger Mini McGann
Shyree Mezick
Shyree MezickMiddle Mini McGann
Caroline Junko King
Caroline Junko KingOlder Mini McGann