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Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a beautiful Japanese American Lily Dawanura (Tamlyn Tomita), at the outset of World War II.
The clash of cultures, at once painful for the two lovers, becomes insurmountable after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Lily and the Kawamuras are relocated To a bleak, outdoor internment camp in California, Jack is drafted into the Army, powerless to help the woman he loves abandoning all hope of ever winning her family's approval.
Original Release
09/05/1990
US Release
12/23/1990
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dennis Quaid | Jack McGurn |
Tamlyn Tomita | McGann / Lily Yuriko Kawamura / Lily Kawamura/McGann |
Sab Shimono | Hiroshi Kawamura / Mr.Kawamura |
Shizuko Hoshi | Mrs. Kawamura |
Stan Egi | Charlie Kawamura |
Ronald Yamamoto | Harry Kawamura |
Akemi Nishino | Dulcie Kawamura |
Naomi Nakano | Joyce Kawamura |
Brady Tsurutani | Frankie Kawamura |
Elizabeth Gilliam | Younger Mini McGann |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dennis Quaid | Jack McGurn |
Tamlyn Tomita | McGann / Lily Yuriko Kawamura / Lily Kawamura/McGann |
Sab Shimono | Hiroshi Kawamura / Mr.Kawamura |
Shizuko Hoshi | Mrs. Kawamura |
Stan Egi | Charlie Kawamura |
Ronald Yamamoto | Harry Kawamura |
Akemi Nishino | Dulcie Kawamura |
Naomi Nakano | Joyce Kawamura |
Brady Tsurutani | Frankie 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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
Nellie Nugiel | Producer |