Come See the Paradise
In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
1990-08-17 | 133 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Dennis QuaidJack McGurn
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Tamlyn TomitaLily Kawamura
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Sab ShimonoMr. Kawamura
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Shizuko HoshiMrs. Kawamura
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Stan EgiCharlie Kawamura
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Caroline Junko KingOlder Mini McGann
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Pruitt Taylor VinceAugie Farrell
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Colm MeaneyGerry McGurn
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Becky Ann BakerMarge McGurn
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John FinneganBrennan
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Danny KamekonaMr. Nishikawa