
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.
Come See the Paradise
August 17, 1990
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Cast (87)

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

Naomi Nakano
Joyce Kawamura

Elizabeth Gilliam
Younger Mini McGann

Shyree Mezick
Middle Mini McGann

Caroline Junko King
Older Mini McGann

Pruitt Taylor Vince
Augie Farrell

Colm Meaney
Gerry McGurn

Becky Ann Baker
Marge McGurn

John Finnegan
Brennan

Takamuro Ikeguchi
Mr. Fujiuka

Danny Kamekona
Mr. Nishikawa

Yoshimi Imai
Mr. Yamanaka

Lenny Imamura
Japanese Actor

Goh Misawa
Acting Troupe Manager

Sanae Hosaka
Social Club Singer

Shuko Akune
Reiko Sakoda

Keenan Shimizu
Master of Ceremonies

Dale Ishimoto
Mr. Ogata

Shinko Isobe
Mrs. Ogata

Mariko Fujinaka
Fumiko

Fred Irinaga
Mr. Matsui

Tad Horino
Mr. Noji

George P. Wilbur
Theatre Man #1

Allan Graf
Theatre Man #2

Frank Trocha
McGurn Child #1

Tricia L. Campbell
McGurn Child #2

Kelsy White
McGurn Child #3

Cynthia Aso
Japanese Girl #1

Emi Endo
Japanese Girl #2

Marian Mukogawa
Fujiuko's Mother

Fran Lucci
Dance Hall Band

John Jensen
Dance Hall Band

John Mazzocco
Dance Hall Band

Joe Heinemann
Dance Hall Band

Michael York
Dance Hall Band

Mark Earley
Wedding Singer

Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
Eddie

Joe Lisi
Detective

David MacIntyre
Santa

Doug MacHugh
Store Manager

Howard French
Draft Clerk Sergeant

Gigi Toya
Kindergarten Teacher

Don Alder
Race Track Soldier

Teri Eiko Koide
Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree)

Jumi Emizawa
Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree)

Cynthia Lauren
Camp Singer (Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree)

Ian Woolf
Basic Training Sergeant

Ben Slack
Farmer

Bill M. Ryusaki
Issei Gentleman

Ken Katsumoto
Kenji

Kim Robillard
Road Block Soldier

George Buck
Administrator #1

Kevin McDermott
Administrator #2

Harunobu Yoshida
Demonstration Leader

David Carpenter
Army Captain

Ben DiGregorio
FBI Agent

Saachiko
Woman in Uniform

Ben Colesberry
Truck Driver

Richard Iwamoto
Committee Chairman

Douglas Kato
Heckler #1

Ken Y. Mayeno
Heckler #2

Makio Sasaki
Heckler #3

Tommy Allen
MP Soldier #1

John McColpin
MP Soldier #2

Ricardo E. Cespedes
Social Club Band / Camp Band

Yuji O. Hirayama
Social Club Band / Camp Band

Larry Honda
Social Club Band

William O. Hunt
Social Club Band

Mark Izu
Social Club Band

Jon C. Jang
Social Club Band

Brian J. Lee
Social Club Band

Francis G. Wong
Social Club Band

Russell Yoon
Social Club Band

Thomas Yoshida
Social Club Band

Brian Oshima
Camp Band

Kurt Takayama
Camp Band

David Watanabe
Camp Band

Miles Watanabe
Camp Band

Robbie Hioki
Camp Band

Dennis Hoda
Camp Band
Crew (30)
Directing

Alan Parker
Director

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor

Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director

Jeff Okabayashi
Second Second Assistant Director
Writing

Alan Parker
Writer
Production

Shari Rhodes
Additional Casting

Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting

Nellie Nugiel
Associate Producer

Lisa Clarkson
Casting

Robert F. Colesberry
Producer
Sound

Randy Edelman
Original Music Composer

Pieter Hubbard
Sound Editor

Bill Phillips
Supervising Sound Editor

John Phillips
Sound Editor

Gary S. Gerlich
Sound Editor

Danny Michael
Production Sound Mixer
Art

Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design

Jim Erickson
Set Decoration

Tommy Allen
Property Master

John Willett
Art Direction

Stewart 'Polar Bear' Shaw
Leadman

Jerry G. Henery
Construction Foreman

E.W. Bradford
Construction Coordinator
Camera

Merrick Morton
Still Photographer

Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Crew
Editing

Gerry Hambling
Editor