The Best Bad Thing

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The Best Bad Thing (1997)

Directed by Peter Rowe

Drama, Family · 1h 29m

After her husband's death, Mrs. Hata desperately needs help on her cucumber farm. Rinko' mother wants her to spend the summer helping Mrs. Hata, her life-long friend. But 12-year-old Rinko sees Mrs. Hata's traditional Japanese ways as being backward and "crazy." When she gives in to her mother's request, she discovers Mrs. Hata is kind and courageous, fighting to save her farm. Before summer ends, RInko comes to appreciate and defend "crazy" Mrs. Hata.

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Cast

Lana McKissack Rinko Michel Perron Saunders Robert Ito Mr. Tsujimura Kirin Kiki Aunt Hata George Takei Mr. Yamanaka Kitao Sakurai Zenny Hata

Crew

Director
Peter Rowe
Writer
Peter Rowe

Details

Release date
1997-05-05
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama, Family
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Japanese
Countries
United States of America, Canada, Japan
Production
WQED, CINAR, NHK