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Come See the Paradise (1990)

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One of the few American films to deal with the tragic story of the internment of Asian-Americans during World War II, Come See the Paradise opens in the late 1930s, as Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) is working as a union organizer in New York City. Jack finds himself on the wrong side of the law after he gets involved in an ill-advised bombing of a scab shop, and he flees to Los Angeles, where Hiroshi Kawamura (Sab Shimono) gives him a job as a projectionist in L.A.'s Little Tokyo. Jack soon meets

R, 2 hr. 15 min.

Drama

Directed By: Alan Parker

Written By: Alan Parker

In Theaters: Sep 7, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Jun 6, 2006

Cast

Dennis Quaid
Jack McGurn
Tamlyn Tomita
Lily Kawamura
Sab Shimono
Mr. Kawamura
Shizuko Hoshi
Mrs. Kawamura
Stan Egi
Charlie Kawamura
Ronald Yamamoto
Harry Kawamura
Naomi Nakano
Joyce Kawamura
Brady Tsurutani
Frankie Kawamura
Elizabeth Gilliam
Young Mini
Shyree Mezick
Middle Mini
Colm Meaney
Gerry McGurn
Becky Ann Baker
Marge McGurn
Don Adler
Race Track Soldier
Sh�ko Akune
Reiko Sakoda
Tommy Allen
Cynthia Aso
Tricia L. Campbell
David Carpenter
Army Captain
Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
Eddie
Ben di Gregorio
FBI Agent
Mark Earley
Wedding Singer
Jumi Emizawa
Camp Singer
Emi Endo
Japanese Girl
John Finnegan
Brennan
Howard French
Draft Clerk
Mariko Fujinaka
Fumiko
Joe Heinemann
Tad Horino
Mr. Noji
Sanae Hosaka
Social Club Singer
Takumaro Ikeguchi
Mr. Fujioka
Yoshimi Imai
Mr. Yamanaka
Lenny Imamura
Japanese Actor
Fred Irinaga
Mr. Matsui
Dale Ishimoto
Mr. Ogata
Richard Iwamoto
Committee Chairman
John Jensen
Danny Kamekona
Mr. Nishikawa
Douglas Kato
Ken Katsumoto
Kenji
Caroline Junko King
Principal
Teri Eiko Koide
Joe Lisi
Detective
Fran Lucci
Dance Hall Singer
Doug MacHugh
Store Manager
Dave MacIntyre
Santa
Ken Y. Mayeno
John Mazzocco
John McColpin
MP Soldier
Kevin McDermott
Administrator
Goh Misawa
Acting Troupe Manager
Marian Mukogawa
Fujioka's Mother
Akemi Nishino
Dulcie Kawamura
Kim Robillard
Road Block Soldier
Bill M. Ryusaki
Issei Gentleman
Saachiko
Woman in Uniform
Makio Sasaki
Heckler
Keenan Shimizu
Ben Slack
Farmer
Gigi Toya
Kindergarten Teacher
Frank Trocha
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Augie Farrell
Kelsy White
McGurn Children
George P. Wilbur
Ian Woolf
Basic Training Sergeant
Michael York
Dance Hall Band Member
Harunobu Yoshida
Demonstration Leader
Shinko isobe
Mrs. Ogata
Robert F. Colesberry
Truck Driver
George 'Buck' Flower
Lisa Clarkson
Allan Graf
Theatre Men

Critic Reviews for Come See the Paradise

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A love story set against the internment of Japanese Americans following Pearl Harbor.

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Unfocused, overly dramatic, and all over the map; the ostensible subject deserves a much better treatment.

September 6, 2002 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Seriously underrated work from Dennis Quaid and Alan Parker.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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One of my all-time favorite movies!! Love this movie with Quaid and Tomita! Beautiful tale of love and devotion, a fascinating story of the strength of family ties. FANTASTIC!!

January 3, 2008

Leo L

Super Reviewer

(1990 Director: Alan Parker) Seems there were a few movies made about hush hush accounts of the internment of Japanese living in America in response to WW II! This film is one; another is Snow Falling on Cedars, though in a less underplayed way. As I tell my son this is NOT a war movie yet in the stories of the

October 24, 2009

Teresa S

Super Reviewer

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