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Come See the Paradise

In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
Aug 17, 1990 · 2h 13m
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Drama
Romance
History

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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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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
Directed by Alan Parker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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