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The Best Bad Thing (1997)

1h 29m

Running Time

May 5, 1997
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The Best Bad Thing (1997)

Name: The Best Bad Thing
Genre: Drama, Kids & Family
Released: 1997-05-05

1h 29m

Running Time

May 5, 1997
Release Date

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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Lana McKissack

Rinko

Michel Perron

Saunders

Robert Ito

Mr. Tsujimura

Kirin Kiki

Aunt Hata

George Takei

Mr. Yamanaka

Kitao Sakurai

Zenny Hata

Peter Rowe

Writer / Director

Bryan Matsuura

Abu Hata

Yuki Tokuhiro

Joji

Dino Tavarone

Mr. Sabatini

David Preston

Writer

Alain Dostie

Cinematographer

Zoe Sakellaropoulo

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Details.

Release Date
May 5, 1997

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 29m

Genres
Drama Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

The Best Bad Thing was originally a book authored by Yoshiko Uchida. A screenplay was developed and a film released in 1997. The story is set on the U.S. west coast during 1935 when the U.S. economy was still recovering from the effects of the Great Depression. It opens in a city, then moves to a rural cucumber farm, where the majority of the action takes place. The farm is described as along California's central coast.