Come See the Paradise

Duration:

138 min | 133 min (FMC Library Print)

Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Alan Parker

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Astoria, Oregon, USA

Earnings

Gross: $847,306 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Pruitt Taylor Vince

George P. Wilbur

Dennis Quaid

Jack McGurn

Tamlyn Tomita

Lily Yuriko Kawamura

Sab Shimono

Hiroshi 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

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

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 Singer

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 / Camp 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

Paulie DiCocco

Eddie (uncredited)

Gregory Hatanaka

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Dan Koji

Japanese Playboy (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Both of the film's lead characters had genealogy of mixed ethnic descent. Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) was Irish-American whilst Lily Yuriko McGann nee Kawamura (Tamlyn Tomita was Japanese-American.

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According to Mark Deming at website 'Allmovie', the picture is "one of the few American films to deal with the tragic story of the internment of Asian-Americans during World War II".

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The American Civil Liberties Union has stated that the internment of Japanese Americans in the Japanese-American internment camps as being "the worst wholesale violation of civil rights of American citizens in our history".

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Goofs

Toward the end when Lily is sitting at the kitchen table she reports to her aunt that a big bomb, an atomic bomb, was dropped over Hiroshima. "In a 1/10th of a second 200,000 people were killed". This is a factual error. Approximately 70,000 were killed that day and roughly another 70,000 by the end of 1945.

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When the Family is departing for the camps by train, An Announcement uses the Phonetic Alphabet BRAVO for B when referring to the train. BRAVO is the Current Phonetic Alphabet but during WW2 it would have been BAKER. ABLE BAKER CHARLIE, not the current ALFA BRAVO CHARLIE.

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During the destroying Japanese businesses scene, the "I am an American" sign is printed as if from a professional printers, however, it's entirely possible that people had signs professionally printed.

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Quotes

Older Mini McGann: Why are we so early?

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Jack McGurn: [after entering a local restaurant] So what are we going to order?

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Lily Yuriko Kawamura: I don't why I left your papa that day, but sometimes you get pushed and pulled without ever knowing the reasons why. But I knew I couldn't stay. I had to be with Mama and Papa Kawamura.

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