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Coming to America

Coming to America

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year1988
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Landis
CastEddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
GenreComedy film

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日本語星の王子 ニューヨークへ行くHoshi no Ōji Nyūyōku e Iku

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which inherited royal status and self-chosen love collide within a class-disguised journey of identity


■ Synopsis

A royal heir leaves an arranged future behind and enters ordinary life in search of a partner who will choose him without knowing his status.


■ RECIPE Tags

#ChosenLove #HiddenStatus #RoyalIdentity #SelfDetermination #ClassBoundary


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Royal duty versus personal choice
     Reason: Inherited rank becomes a cage that blocks autonomous love.
     Related Film: Roman Holiday
  • Middle: Arranged marriage versus self-selected partnership
     Reason: Marriage is tested as a political arrangement or a chosen bond.
     Related Film: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
  • Core: Status concealment and authentic recognition
     Reason: Love must survive without wealth, title, or inherited privilege.
     Related Film: The Prince & Me

■ Secondary Axes

  • Class disguise: Identity is tested by removing visible social rank.
     Related Film: Aladdin
  • Family order: Personal love collides with dynastic and class expectations.
     Related Film: Crazy Rich Asians

■ Person

  • Director: John Landis
  • Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley

■ Structural Tags

#StatusConcealment #RoyalConstraint #ClassBoundary


■ Attribute Tags

#UnitedStates #1988 #ComedyFilm

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