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Come See the Paradise

"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.

Top Cast

  • Dennis Quaid

    Dennis Quaid

    Jack McGurn

  • Tamlyn Tomita

    Tamlyn Tomita

    Lily Kawamura

  • Sab Shimono

    Sab Shimono

    Mr. Kawamura

  • Brady Tsurutani

    Brady Tsurutani

    Frankie Kawamura

  • Shizuko Hoshi

    Shizuko Hoshi

    Mrs. Kawamura

  • Stan Egi

    Stan Egi

    Charlie Kawamura

  • Ronald Yamamoto

    Ronald Yamamoto

    Harry Kawamura

  • Akemi Nishino

    Akemi Nishino

    Dulcie Kawamura

  • Naomi Nakano

    Naomi Nakano

    Joyce Kawamura

Overview

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.

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