Weather Woman
Seen it?1996 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone in the mood for a love story and people who need a good giggle. Good for nights when you want to switch off and laugh. If you loved Groundhog Day, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 25 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Keiko, a young, newly hired weather woman, is eager to give her channel's flagging ratings a boost. She decides a panty shot might do the trick, so during her forecast she lifts her skirt, thereby capturing the attention and the hearts of viewers. Keiko's stunt creates such a stir of excitement over the weather report that viewers begin religiously turning in to see what she'll do next. However, this showboating routine earns the ire of Kaori, the beautiful and ambitious daughter of JTV's chairman. Jealous of her success and aching to take over the weather report, Kaori is willing to do just about anything to get what she wants.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tomoaki Hosoyama
- Kei MizutaniKeiko Nakadai
- Takashi SumidaMinoru Yamagishi
- Yasuyo ShirashimaKaori Shimamori
- Saori TairaMichiko Kawai
- Ren OsugiYoichi Hamamoto
- Hideyo AmamotoChairman Shimamori
- Kunihiko IdaMasao Yanabe
- Hiroshi OkochiCook
- Satoru SaitoPresident Gondo
- Satoru OkuboNewscaster