Come See the Paradise
In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
1990 | 133m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Alan Parker |
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| Writer: | Alan Parker |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1990 |
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| Director: | Alan Parker |
| Writer: | Alan Parker |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | new york city, world war ii, forbidden love, love, interracial marriage, 1940s |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | Augie Farrell |
| Colm Meaney | Gerry McGurn |
| Becky Ann Baker | Marge McGurn |
| John Finnegan | Brennan |
| Takamuro Ikeguchi | Mr. Fujiuka |
| Danny Kamekona | Mr. Nishikawa |
| Yoshimi Imai | Mr. Yamanaka |
| Lenny Imamura | Japanese Actor |
| Goh Misawa | Acting Troupe Manager |
| Sanae Hosaka | Social Club Singer |
| Shuko Akune | Reiko Sakoda |
| Keenan Shimizu | Master of Ceremonies |
| Dale Ishimoto | Mr. Ogata |
| Shinko Isobe | Mrs. Ogata |
| Mariko Fujinaka | Fumiko |
| Fred Irinaga | Mr. Matsui |
| Tad Horino | Mr. Noji |
| George P. Wilbur | Theatre Man #1 |
| Allan Graf | Theatre Man #2 |
| Frank Trocha | McGurn Child #1 |
| Tricia L. Campbell | McGurn Child #2 |
| Kelsy White | McGurn Child #3 |
| Cynthia Aso | Japanese Girl #1 |
| Emi Endo | Japanese Girl #2 |
| Marian Mukogawa | Fujiuko's Mother |
| Fran Lucci | Dance Hall Band |
| John Jensen | Dance Hall Band |
| John Mazzocco | Dance Hall Band |
| Joe Heinemann | Dance Hall Band |
| Michael York | Dance Hall Band |
| Mark Earley | Wedding Singer |
| Paul A. DiCocco Jr. | Eddie |
| Joe Lisi | Detective |
| David MacIntyre | Santa |
| Doug MacHugh | Store Manager |
| Howard French | Draft Clerk Sergeant |
| Gigi Toya | Kindergarten Teacher |
| Don Alder | Race Track Soldier |
| Teri Eiko Koide | Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) |
| Jumi Emizawa | Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) |
| Cynthia Lauren | Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree) |
| Ian Woolf | Basic Training Sergeant |
| Ben Slack | Farmer |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | Issei Gentleman |
| Ken Katsumoto | Kenji |
| Kim Robillard | Road Block Soldier |
| George Buck | Administrator #1 |
| Kevin McDermott | Administrator #2 |
| Harunobu Yoshida | Demonstration Leader |
| David Carpenter | Army Captain |
| Ben DiGregorio | FBI Agent |
| Saachiko | Woman in Uniform |
| Ben Colesberry | Truck Driver |
| Richard Iwamoto | Committee Chairman |
| Douglas Kato | Heckler #1 |
| Ken Y. Mayeno | Heckler #2 |
| Makio Sasaki | Heckler #3 |
| Tommy Allen | MP Soldier #1 |
| John McColpin | MP Soldier #2 |
| Ricardo E. Cespedes | Social Club Band / Camp Band |
| Yuji O. Hirayama | Social Club Band / Camp Band |
| Larry Honda | Social Club Band |
| William O. Hunt | Social Club Band |
| Mark Izu | Social Club Band |
| Jon C. Jang | Social Club Band |
| Brian J. Lee | Social Club Band |
| Francis G. Wong | Social Club Band |
| Russell Yoon | Social Club Band |
| Thomas Yoshida | Social Club Band |
| Brian Oshima | Camp Band |
| Kurt Takayama | Camp Band |
| David Watanabe | Camp Band |
| Miles Watanabe | Camp Band |
| Robbie Hioki | Camp Band |
| Dennis Hoda | Camp Band |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Seresin | Director of Photography |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter | First Assistant Director |
| Todd M. Thaler | Additional Casting |
| Alan Parker | Writer, Director |
| Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Shari Rhodes | Additional Casting |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| John Willett | Art Direction |
| Lisa Clarkson | Casting |
| Tommy Allen | Property Master |
| Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Bill Phillips | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Pieter Hubbard | Sound Editor |
| Gary S. Gerlich | Sound Editor |
| John Phillips | Sound Editor |
| E.W. Bradford | Construction Coordinator |
| Jerry G. Henery | Construction Foreman |
| Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| Geoffrey Kirkland | Production Design |
| Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Danny Michael | Production Sound Mixer |
| Stewart 'Polar Bear' Shaw | Leadman |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
| Nellie Nugiel | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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