Come See the Paradise
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 & Details
Release Date
1990-08-17
TMDb Rating
6.2
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
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