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The Best Bad Thing (1997) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1997 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Rowe
- Starring
- George Takei, Kitao Sakurai, Kirin Kiki, Lana McKissack, Michel Perron, Robert Ito
After her husband dies, Mrs. Hata struggles to keep her farm and needs help. Rinko’s mother, a friend, sends her 12‑year‑old daughter to help for the summer. Rinko first calls the farmer’s ways “crazy,” but as they work together she sees Mrs. Hata’s kindness and courage fighting to save the farm, and by summer’s end she respects the “crazy” woman.
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