Directed by:
Alan ParkerScreenplay:
Alan ParkerCinematography:
Michael SeresinComposer:
Randy EdelmanCast:
Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Colm Meaney, Michael York, Gregory Hatanaka, Becky Ann Baker, Caroline Junko King, Sab Shimono, Don Alder (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
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.
(official distributor synopsis)
Soundtracks
Come See the Paradise
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Fox Music
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 18:00
1. | Love Theme From "Come See The Paradise" | Randy Edelman | 04:44 |
2. | Fire In A Brooklyn Theatre | Randy Edelman | 01:20 |
3. | Shikataganai | Randy Edelman | 00:26 |
4. | Lily And Mini | Randy Edelman | 00:48 |
5. | Kawamura Family Theme | Randy Edelman | 02:49 |
6. | Jack And Lily | Randy Edelman | 01:25 |
7. | You Can't Spit A Heaven | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
8. | Little Tokyo | Randy Edelman | 00:56 |
9. | Terminal Island | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
10. | Santa Anita | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
11. | Bad Days | Randy Edelman | 00:30 |
12. | Nine Tiny Seconds | Randy Edelman | 00:48 |
13. | A Little Bag Of Magic | Randy Edelman | 02:07 |
Come See the Paradise
Label: Victor
Year: 1991
Country: Japan
Format: CD
Length: 33:44
1. | Love Theme From "Come See The Paradise" | Randy Edelman | 04:44 |
2. | Fire In A Brooklyn Theatre | Randy Edelman | 01:20 |
3. | Shikataganai | Randy Edelman | 00:26 |
4. | "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" - Mark Earley | 03:14 | |
5. | Lily And Mini | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
6. | "Flower That Blooms In The Rain" - Mariko Seki | 02:21 | |
7. | Kawamura Family Theme | Randy Edelman | 02:50 |
8. | Jack And Lily | Randy Edelman | 01:25 |
9. | "Nevertheless" - Bart Kalmar | 01:49 | |
10. | You Can't Spit A Heaven | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
11. | "Forget Me Not" - Sanae Hosaka | 03:28 | |
12. | Little Tokyo | Randy Edelman | 00:56 |
13. | Terminal Island | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
14. | Santa Anita | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
15. | "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" - Eri Eiko Koide, Jumi Emizawa & Cynthia Lawren | 02:29 | |
16. | Bad Days | Randy Edelman | 00:30 |
17. | "Love Birds" - Soyji | 02:20 | |
18. | Nine Tiny Seconds | Randy Edelman | 00:48 |
19. | A Little Bag Of Magic | Randy Edelman | 02:08 |
Come See the Paradise
Label: Milan America
Year: 1990
Country: France
Format: CD, LP
Length: 33:44
1. | Love Theme From "Come See The Paradise" | Randy Edelman | 04:44 |
2. | Fire In A Brooklyn Theatre | Randy Edelman | 01:20 |
3. | Shikataganai | Randy Edelman | 00:26 |
4. | "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" - Mark Earley | 03:14 | |
5. | Lily And Mini | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
6. | "Flower That Blooms In The Rain" - Mariko Seki | 02:21 | |
7. | Kawamura Family Theme | Randy Edelman | 02:50 |
8. | Jack And Lily | Randy Edelman | 01:25 |
9. | "Nevertheless" - Bart Kalmar | 01:49 | |
10. | You Can't Spit A Heaven | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
11. | "Forget Me Not" - Sanae Hosaka | 03:28 | |
12. | Little Tokyo | Randy Edelman | 00:56 |
13. | Terminal Island | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
14. | Santa Anita | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
15. | "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" - Eri Eiko Koide, Jumi Emizawa & Cynthia Lawren | 02:29 | |
16. | Bad Days | Randy Edelman | 00:30 |
17. | "Love Birds" - Soyji | 02:20 | |
18. | Nine Tiny Seconds | Randy Edelman | 00:48 |
19. | A Little Bag Of Magic | Randy Edelman | 02:08 |
Come See the Paradise
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 1990
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 33:43
1. | Love Theme From "Come See The Paradise" | Randy Edelman | 04:45 |
2. | Fire In A Brooklyn Theatre | Randy Edelman | 01:20 |
3. | Shikataganai | Randy Edelman | 00:26 |
4. | "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" - Mark Earley | 03:14 | |
5. | Lily And Mini | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
6. | "Flower That Blooms In The Rain" - Mariko Seki | 02:21 | |
7. | Kawamura Family Theme | Randy Edelman | 02:50 |
8. | Jack And Lily | Randy Edelman | 01:25 |
9. | "Nevertheless" - Bart Kalmar | 01:48 | |
10. | You Can't Spit At Heaven | Randy Edelman | 00:49 |
11. | "Forget Me Not" - Sanae Hosaka | 03:27 | |
12. | Little Tokyp | Randy Edelman | 00:56 |
13. | Terminal Island | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
14. | Santa Anita | Randy Edelman | 00:39 |
15. | "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" - Eri Eiko Koide, Jumi Emizawa & Cynthia Lawren | 02:29 | |
16. | Bad Days | Randy Edelman | 00:30 |
17. | "Love Birds" - Soyji | 02:20 | |
18. | Nine Tiny Seconds | Randy Edelman | 00:48 |
19. | A Little Bag Of Magic | Randy Edelman | 02:08 |