Weather Report Girl (1997)
Original title: お天気お姉さん
Weather Report Girl is a 1997 Japanese-language drama series created by Tetsu Adachi. It stars Miwa Hosoki, Yū Kinoshita and Jun Ueda.
This live-action Japanese TV series is based on Tetsu Adachi's manga. The series is split into two parts, each one consisting of six episodes. The first part is based on the manga's original storyline and, of course, focuses on Keiko Nakadai and her infamous rise to fame. The second part, on the other hand, has a completely original storyline made exclusively for this TV series that focuses on the adventures of another woman, Ryoko Makino, after she is chosen as a new weather anchor on TV.
Cast
- Miwa Hosoki as Keiko Nakadai
- Yū Kinoshita as Michiko Kawai
- Jun Ueda as Fuyuhiko Yukimura
- Keiko Hori as Kaori Shimamori
- Rumi Ochiai as Rumi Moroboshi
- Mari Yagisawa as Kyoko Himuro
- Kana Fujitani as Megumi Amano
- Ikki Ōsawa as Takeshi Amamiya
- Masahiro Komoto as Okiichi Sasaki
- Asami Jō as Keiko Yamagiwa
- Koh Takasugi as Kenjiro Kazami
- Jiro Dan as Sanada (Production Director)