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.
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Come See the Paradise Cast
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Character |
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Dennis Quaid
He was 36, now 70 years old
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as Jack McGurn |
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Sab Shimono
He was 53, now 86 years old
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as Mr.Kawamura |
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Tamlyn Tomita
She was 24, now 58 years old
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as Lily Kawamura/McGann |
Come See the Paradise Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Todd M. Thaler as Additional Casting. He was 33 (now 66) years old
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Production |
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Aldric La'Auli Porter as First Assistant Director. |
Directing |
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Gerry Hambling as Editor. He was 64 (86) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Geoffrey Kirkland as Production Design. He was 51 (now 85) years old
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Art |
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Molly Maginnis as Costume Design. She was 38 (now 72) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Danny Michael as Production Sound Mixer. He was 40 (now 74) years old
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Sound |
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Robert F. Colesberry as Producer. He was 44 (57) years old when He died
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Production |
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Jim Erickson as Set Decoration. He was 9 (now 24) years old
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Art |
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Shari Rhodes as Additional Casting. She was 52 (71) years old when She died
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Production |
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Randy Edelman as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (now 76) years old
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Sound |
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Nellie Nugiel as Associate Producer. |
Production |
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John Willett as Art Direction. He was 73 (85) years old when He died
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Art |
