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.
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Cast
87 people
Dennis Quaid
Jack McGurn
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Tamlyn Tomita
Lily Kawamura
Known for
The Good Doctor
Teen Wolf
Sab Shimono
Mr. Kawamura
Known for
Jackie Chan Adventures
Waterworld
Brady Tsurutani
Frankie Kawamura
Known for
The Shadow
Shizuko Hoshi
Mrs. Kawamura
Known for
M. Butterfly
Stan Egi
Charlie Kawamura
Known for
Rising Sun
The Bondsman
Ronald Yamamoto
Harry Kawamura
Also in
Crocodile Dundee II
Wall Street
Akemi Nishino
Dulcie Kawamura
No other roles listed
Naomi Nakano
Joyce Kawamura
Elizabeth Gilliam
Younger Mini McGann
Also in
The Crossing Guard
Shyree Mezick
Middle Mini McGann
No other roles listed
Caroline Junko King
Older Mini McGann
Known for
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Alan Parker Director · Randy Edelman Composer Michael Seresin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $947K · Budget $18M · United States release December 23, 1990
Box office
Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$947,306
Gross vs. budget
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Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · August 17, 1990
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
May 1, 1991 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 14, 1991 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 21, 1990 · Theatrical
France
September 17, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1990 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 5, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 17, 1991 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Spain
December 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 9, 1991 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 14, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 28, 1990 · Theatrical
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