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Weather Woman DVD Collection

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is a good, fun movie about a weather report woman who becomes an overnight sensation and boosts the station's ratings through the roof when, as a one-night substitute "o-tenki o-neesan" (weather woman) she flashes her panties at the end of the report. She becomes the usual weather woman, each night flashing her panties and raising ratings around the nation. The previous woman tries through devious means to get her job back, but is relegated instead to host "Hentai-san, konnichiwa!" (Hello, Perverts), and after an unfortunate enema experience, becomes the weather woman's personal maid. The station owner's daughter returns from (as she keeps reminding us) Paris, replete with an ever-present loaf of French bread, and turns the tables, becoming the new weather woman, leading to a climactic showdown. This movie has probably the finest songs and choreography ever done for a Japanese movie on the theme of meteorology. Add to that copious panty shots, female 'onani', and a welcomely gratuitous maid's soap-tongue bath, and you have a winner. Highly fun, amusing, satirical, and sexy, this is worth a watch. It is subtitled, which is as it should be. There is also an anime version, not quite the equal of this.

Weather Woman: The first DVD is great. Lots of humor, nudity, cussing, some violence and not a serious bone in its body. You'll laugh, you'll laugh so hard that you WILL cry. Weird, sexy and Kei Mizutani who knows what her character needs AND what her fans want. I give it five stars!

Weather Woman Returns: The second movie has a slightly more serious plot, slightly more nudity (and sex), no violence and some parts that are not funny - I think they worked TOO hard on trying to make sense. Misa Aika is pretty and does swim about nude a lot, but she's no Kei Mizutani. I didn't laugh as much. I give it three stars.

I would suggest getting Weather Woman by itself OR getting this collection if you can get it for less (in other words - used). Not much in the way of normal extras on the DVDs, but they also have DVD-ROMS features in the form of art, interviews and comics.

I first learned about Weather Woman from an amazed friend, who finally loaned me his copy. I watched it with a bunch of friends (both male and female) one Friday night - the reaction was awesome! Nobody could believe that we hadn't already heard about this movie; it is absolutely one of the most over-the-top, funny, parodies of the media industry I've ever seen. It also parodies Japanese B movies in the anime and science fiction genres and pokes fun at society itself. Probably the best "frat house" or "cult" movie I've ever seen - and I've already seen it about five times, now! Kei Mizutani (the Weather Woman) is sexy, funny, and talented to boot! Highly recommended by all who have it seen it with me to date - about 20 viewers so far loved it. Probably an R-rating if the MPAA rated it.

Inspired by the Weather Report Girl anime two-parter, this live action movie takes parts of both and mixes them up. But here's the weather--I mean video report. JTV's ratings are such that they are dead last compared to Japan's other TV stations. That is, until Keiko Nakadai substitutes for the usual weather report girl on the Weather Corner, flashes her undies on the air, and creates a sensation as well as her fifteen minutes of fame. Oh, and she becomes the new weather report girl.

True, Keiko's stunt boosts the ratings and she's given a goddess-like deference by the aging Chairman Shimamori. However, she's a ruthless dominatrix and arrogant egomaniac, or as the Chairman's daughter Kaori put it, "an exhibitionist nympho." She does know however, who fills her bowl with miso soup, such as the chairman, but she treats everyone else with contempt, especially one of her admirers, a former classmate named Minoru Yamagishi.

Kaori returns from Paris from her studies on how to transform sideline programs into feature status to keep JTV afloat in the future. She forms an alliance with Gondo, the managing director, some of the other executives, and Michiko Kawaii, the ousted weather girl, to get rid of Keiko.

For a real laugh, check out the "Hello, Mr. Pervert" Michiko's new programme. And while we're on her, she's a simpering whiner, with a matching voice, and as much backbone as a jellyfish--no wonder nobody likes her.

The main point in this movie is how trend-conscious the Japanese people are. Whatever's the flavor of the month, they have to be totally caught up in it, becoming mindless sycophants, or risk being losers. And marketing comes up with tie-in products to boost whatever the new sensation is. Ditto the media, who proclaim the coming of the new trend but also herald its downfall. Then there's the collectiveness of Japanese society, who feel compelled to follow the new sensation. Guess there is something to be said for American individuality.

Takashi Sumida gives a sympathetic performance as the geeky Minoru. He turns out to be the most decent character in the movie. His low self-esteem can be understandable, as he's flipping burgers, but he's also a pathetic loser. He worships Keiko, but at the cost of severe self-abasement.

Kei Mizutani makes the character of Keiko complex--tough as nails, competitive, no-nonsense, and sexually liberated. A good and interesting, if naughty look at trends and the people who sycophantly follow them, but not as good as the in-name-only sequel, Weather Woman Returns. 3.5 out of 5, rounded to 4.

If you haven't seen Weather Woman yet, you owe it to yourself to check out this DVD (also available on VHS). This is one of the weirdest, funniest Japanese flicks I've ever seen - The director, Hosoyama, is famous in Japan as a John Waters fan - you can see why when you watch this. Weather Woman covers every genre from fantasy sci fi to kung fu fighting to erotic comedy to parody, so it's hard to categorize. Best part is, the star, Kei Mizutani, is not only really hot, but she gets naked a lot, too! Check this one out with the boys, and have a bunch of brewskies on hand when you do so - my friends have a ball when we screen this!

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).

If your not some snotty rich movie snob, you know the type that suck the fun right out of all good movies. If you can understand the laws of time but still enjoy a good time travel movie than your not one of them. This movie is fun. Thats the best word for it. The second one actually has more nudity but less fun. Weather women has nudity and is very sexy but stands on its own as a good movie. if your looking to get into campy asian movies this would be a great way in. however i would say only get the two pack if you get it cheap. weird stuff happens in the back ground of the movie if you pay attention. great movie. you will like it. i like it with lasanga or mongolian beef!Enjoy your day.PhiPPs

Well, this would have to be one of the most entertainingly perverted films I've ever seen. You have to see this film at least once! It has been popular on TV in Australia for some years now. I decided to buy the DVD to shock and amuse my friends a few months ago.

So what's it all about? Well, it is about a very enterprising young lady called Keiko Nakadai who gets a chance to fill in while the regular weathergirl is absent at a local TV station. At the end of the weather report, Keiko comes from around the desk and flashes her knickers. The rest, as they say, is history....

The film is a perfect representation of the madcap Japanese sense of humour and it also has some great lines.
My favourite comes from the poor school boy who is love with Keiko: "All the boys are in love with you. You're the most intelligent, most beautiful and most violent girl in school."

Kei Mizutani plays the role of the dominatrix Keiko Nakadai with obvious relish.

This film surprised me. I wasn't expecting much to begin with, even though the premise was bizarre but intriguing. (A woman becomes an international superstar as a weatherwoman because she shows her panties at the end of nightly newscasts.) So, the plot isn't Henry V, but that doesn't really matter in this movie. The plot, doesn't really drive the movie. It is the power of the scenes, and the anticipation of what are you going to see next. Toward the end, the movie gets a bit campy, but that's okay. Along the way, the viewer is taken on a what if? trip, one that is part eroticism, and part humor. I'm not quite sure which one of these, the movie tries to be, but it succeeds on both levels. If you still aren't convinced, at least see this movie for the protagonist(the weatherwoman), and her actions, her demeanor, and her ability to captivate those in the movie, as well as those in the viewing audience. She is at least worth the price of a rental. Be prepared though, this movie is quite strange, and defintely not for kids.

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.