Come See the Paradise (1990)
Caroline Junko King: Older Mini McGann
Quotes
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[first lines]
Older Mini McGann : Why are we so early?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : It's good to be early.
Older Mini McGann : Do you ever worry that you won't recognize him, Mama?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : You recognize me, don't you?
Older Mini McGann : Well, he might have grown a beard or a moustache or something. And I was so little. I only think I remember him. Do you think he'll remember me?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Well, he has all your photographs and all the letters you wrote him, and he has all your school reports
Older Mini McGann : You sent him my school reports?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Of course I did. I wanted to let him know how well you were doing. Come on, now. I got some tea and rice cakes here. We'll have a nice talk while we're walking, okay? Let's go.
Older Mini McGann : How far do we have to walk?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Not far.
Older Mini McGann : If we have so much time, then why are you walking so fast? I shouldn't have worn these new shoes. I think I have a blister. Mama!
[speaks in Japanese]
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : [replies in Japanese] Try not to think about it. You want to look pretty, don't you?
Older Mini McGann : Can we talk about Papa?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Okay.
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Older Mini McGann : Did you have a big wedding with Mama and Papa Kawamura? And Dulcie and Frankie and...
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : No. No, we couldn't.
Older Mini McGann : Why?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Well, for a start, Japanese aren't allowed to marry non-Japanese in the state of California.
Older Mini McGann : Why?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Because it was against the California laws.
Older Mini McGann : So where did you go?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Seattle.
Older Mini McGann : Why did you go to Seattle?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : 'Cause it's not California. We could get married there.
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Older Mini McGann : What did you wear? Were you pretty?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : Oh, I had a beautiful dress with a lace collar and cuffs. And I wore my hair special, with a bow just like yours.
[kisses Mini lightly on her head]
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : It was a beautiful day. It was the best wedding anyone had ever had. We had flowers. We had champagne. It was the best day of my life.
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Older Mini McGann : What about me?
Lily Yuriko Kawamura : You were born on Christmas Day, 1937. And we called you Minia after Mama Kawamura's sister.