Weather Woman

Director: Tomoaki Hosoyama
Actors: Kei Mizutani, Takashi Sumida, Yasuyo Shirashima, Saori Taira, Satoru Saito
Studio: Asian Pulp Cinema
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 24 reviews
Sales Rank: 87931

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6

ISBN: 1562199749
UPC: 719987197428
EAN: 9781562199746
ASIN: 1562199749

Theatrical Release Date: 1995
Release Date: August 15, 2000
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4 out of 5 stars Naughty 'n' saucy Japanese comedy!    April 19, 2007
Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

WEATHERWOMAN ("Otenki-oneesan") is a cult movie in the best sense of the word. A box office smash in it's native Japan, and filled with outlandish characters, the film is based on the popular 'Manga' comic of the same title.

Into the dog-eat-dog world of TV journalism comes the ballsy and forthright Keiko (played by Kei Mizutani) . Determined to become the ultimate weather woman, she turns a struggling news programme into the hottest timeslot of the evening with her trademark panty-flash. But Keiko's day in the sun could be short-lived when beautiful rival Kaori (Yasuyo Shirashima) decides to replace her as the supreme weatherwoman. There's nothing else for it; Keiko must go into a gruelling training regime and challenge Kaori in a match of strength and wits. Prepare for the ultimate showdown!...

While the subject matter is a little racy, the movie as a whole is quite tame (at least in comparision with the subsequent sequel, "Weatherwoman Returns", which amped the 'raunch' factor right off the scale). Mizutani and Shirashima lead a strong cast and deliver solid performances.

The DVD includes the English-dubbed version of the film, plus bonus DVD-ROM components where you can access actor/director interviews, and picture galleries. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).


3 out of 5 stars Oh Kei!!!    January 4, 2007
Stanley (Seattle, WA USA)
Like all Japanese softporn movies Weather Woman is interesting from the standpoint of allowing us to exam a foreign culture and I'm sure there are many culturally pertinent things in the movie we Americans will never understand but that's what makes it such a trip. On the negative side is that typical childlike silliness that seems to invade these kind of movies and it becomes a bit repulsive. But we don't mind do we? After all if Andy Warhol had made a movie of Kei Mizutani standing nude next to the Empire State Building for twentyfour hours we would still buy it wouldn't we?


2 out of 5 stars I was not impressed    March 16, 2006
Pen Name (United States)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

This film has some impressive production values, but the storyline is pretty lame. The idea that a weather girl could flip up her skirt on air and that would somehow make her famous nationwide is just silly. There's a brief moment of eroticism in the film after a powerful female producer assigns a girl to become the weather girl's personal slave, and the girl is consequently shown bathing her new mistress, even licking soap off of her legs! But that one scene was hardly enough to save this otherwise silly, pointless video.


4 out of 5 stars ok people liked it but 1 thing you 4got to mention    November 3, 2005
J. Soria
5 out of 8 found this review helpful

yeah all these reviews say how good this collection is but you people did not mention the 2nd movie is not in english.


5 out of 5 stars Satire without cynicism    September 10, 2005
Ronnie Clay (Winnsboro, Louisiana)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

This is a great little film with lots of interesting (and hilarious and erotic) twists and turns. I'm always a little put off when I hear "satire", but this is satire that never desends into cynicism . The film makers obviously enjoyed making this. I also highly recommend the sequel, "Weather Woman Returns", which is just as good.