
Weather Woman Returns
Seen it?1996 | 85 min | Comedy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Tailor-made for fans of a well-timed joke. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- 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 is the new owner of a local television station, and she's determined to succeed, no matter what! But the rival TV station will stop at nothing to crush her, and one by one, Keiko's new programs are humiliatingly sabotaged. When the weather woman falls victim to an underhanded trick, Keiko decides that she's through being nice. While filling in for the stricken reporter, she flashes her underwear, making her weather forecast an instant hit! What follows is an outrageously sexy contest - which judges skimpy costumes and arm wrestling instead of beauty and talent - to determine who will be the reigning weather woman!
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tomoaki Hosoyama
- Misa AikaKeiko Nakadai
- Atsuki KatōMegumi Hayashibara (as Ryôko Katô)
- Ryou KuriharaToshio Sakaguchi
- Takashi SumidaFilm Maker
- Saori TairaYuka Hayashibara
- Kiyomi ItōHerself