Benvenuti in paradiso
Trama
Nel 1936 l'irlandese Jack McGurn, giunto a Los Angeles per sfuggire al suo passato di militante attivo in un sindacato di New York, trova lavoro in un cinema della 'Little Tokio', la colonia degli oriundi giapponesi, di proprietà di Hiroshi Kawamura, un immigrato che ha educato i suoi figli Charlie, Lily, Harry, Dulcie, Yoyce e Frankie ad amare la loro patria americana dove sono nati. Dopo un contrastato matrimonio con Lily, allietato dalla nascita della graziosa Mini, nel 1941 Jack è costretto ad arruolarsi mentre la famiglia Kawamura, unitamente ad altre migliaia di cittadini statunitensi di origine giapponese, viene forzatamente trasferita in un campo di internamento nel deserto.
(1990) Dramma , Romance , Storia
Data rilascio : 17/08/1990
regia di Alan Parker
Cast
Dennis Quaid - Jack McGurn
Tamlyn Tomita - Lily Kawamura
Sab Shimono - Mr. Kawamura
Brady Tsurutani - Frankie Kawamura
Shizuko Hoshi - Mrs. Kawamura
Stan Egi - Charlie Kawamura
Ronald Yamamoto - Harry Kawamura
Akemi Nishino - Dulcie Kawamura
Naomi Nakano - Joyce 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
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
George P. Wilbur - Theatre Man #1
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 Band
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
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