Come See the Paradise (1990)
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.
Come See the ParadiseDrama, Romance, History
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
Where to watch Come See the Paradise
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