Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise

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

R 1990 · 133 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Romance, History

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.

Directed by Alan Parker · Written by Alan Parker

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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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