The Best Bad Thing

The Best Bad Thing — 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.

• Release date
• May 5, 1997
• Runtime
• 89 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family
• Director
• Peter Rowe

The Best Bad Thing — Cast

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