Weather Woman (1996)
Original title: お天気お姉さん
Weather Woman is a 1996 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Tomoaki Hosoyama, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Kei Mizutani, Takashi Sumida and Yasuyo Shirashima.
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.
Quick answers
What is Weather Woman about?
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.
When was Weather Woman released?
Weather Woman was released on 16 August 1996.
How long is Weather Woman?
Weather Woman runs 1h 25m.
Who made Weather Woman?
Weather Woman was directed by Tomoaki Hosoyama.
Cast
- Kei Mizutani as Keiko Nakadai
- Takashi Sumida as Minoru Yamagishi
- Yasuyo Shirashima as Kaori Shimamori
- Saori Taira as Michiko Kawai
- Ren Osugi as Yoichi Hamamoto
- Hideyo Amamoto as Chairman Shimamori
- Kunihiko Ida as Masao Yanabe
- Hiroshi Okochi as Cook
- Satoru Saito as President Gondo
- Satoru Okubo as Newscaster
- Katsue Sato as Newscaster
- Yuu Tokui as Guardsman