Come See the Paradise is a 1990 movie directed by Alan Parker and starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita. This is a list of film-related events in 1990. ... Alan Parker on the set of Pink Floyd The Wall Sir Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944) is a British film director, producer, writer, and actor who created most of his films in the United States. ... Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Tamlyn Tomita (Born January 27, 1966, Okinawa) is a Half-Japanese and Half-Filipino actress who starred in many Hollywood films. ...
Plot summary
In 1936Los Angeles, Jack McGurn falls in love with his Japanese boss's daughter. Forbidden to see one another, the couple escape to Seattle. World War II breaks out, and Japanese immigrants must live in internment camps. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ãngeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area Land Water 369. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... The Japanese American internment refers to the forcible relocation of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, 62 percent of whom were United States citizens, from the west coast of the United States during World War II to hastily constructed housing facilities called War Relocation Camps in...
Most of the characters in "ComeSee the Paradise" are Japanese-Americans who were thrown into prison camps at the outset of World War II, even though there was no evidence that they were less patriotic, less "American," than members of other ethnic groups such as the Germans or the Italians.
"ComeSee the Paradise" tells a story of this period in terms of a romance between the labor organizer and a young Japanese-American woman.
But with "ComeSee the Paradise," the introduction of the Quaid character seemed somewhat less contrived, because the film's director, Alan Parker, is making a statement not limited to the story of his Japanese-American characters.
ComeSee the Paradise," Alan Parker's romantic look at the "relocation" of Japanese Americans during World War II, has the feel of a still life.
It is 1936 and Lily, the eldest of the six American-born Kawamura kids, is being pressured to marry a rich old Japanese widower to whom her gambler father is greatly indebted.
Though it features uniformly solid performances, "ComeSee the Paradise" misses a dynamo like Gene Hackman's tough cop in "Mississippi Burning." Quaid is endearing as the self-deprecating Jack, but he's not crackling with his customary sexual energy.
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