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Television Drama

Otenki Onee-san

Otenki Onee-san (Japanese: お天気お姉さん), known in English as The Weather Girl Knows, is a Japanese mystery drama series that aired on TV Asahi from April 12 to June 7, 2013. The series consists of nine episodes and was broadcast during the Friday 23:15 time slot.

Promotional image for Otenki Onee-san
Promotional visual for the series.

Plot

The story follows Haruko Abe, played by Emi Takei, a genius meteorologist who earned her professional license at the age of 11. Haruko works as a weather forecaster for a morning television program. Despite her professional expertise, she is known for her blunt and antisocial personality, which creates friction with her colleagues. Haruko collaborates with Detective Gota Aoki, portrayed by Tadayoshi Okura, to solve criminal cases by applying her deep knowledge of meteorological phenomena.

Cast

Emi Takei
Emi Takei as Haruko Abe.
Tadayoshi Okura
Tadayoshi Okura as Detective Gota Aoki.
  • Emi Takei as Haruko Abe
  • Tadayoshi Okura as Detective Gota Aoki
  • Nozomi Sasaki as Akane Hashimoto
  • Yuko Fueki as Ran Haraguchi
  • Tomomi Maruyama as Soichi Endo
  • Mitsu Dan as Mitsuyo
  • Risa Naito as Ouko Furuya
  • Masumi Nomura as Midori Tsuchiya
  • Noboru Takachi as Takumi Kameoka
  • Kuranosuke Sasaki as Sanpei Mikumo
Nozomi Sasaki
Nozomi Sasaki as Akane Hashimoto.
Yuko Fueki
Yuko Fueki as Ran Haraguchi.
Tomomi Maruyama
Tomomi Maruyama as Soichi Endo.
Mitsu Dan
Mitsu Dan as Mitsuyo.
Risa Naito
Risa Naito as Ouko Furuya.
Masumi Nomura
Masumi Nomura as Midori Tsuchiya.
Noboru Takachi
Noboru Takachi as Takumi Kameoka.
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kuranosuke Sasaki as Sanpei Mikumo.

Production and Reception

The series was written by Shizuka Oishi and directed by Osamu Katayama, Hisashi Ueda, and Naomi Tamura. According to data from Video Research, Ltd., the drama achieved an average viewership rating of 9.8% in the Kanto region during its initial broadcast run.

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