With Tokyo suffering from too many days of rain, Hodaka is assigned a story about the legend of "weather maidens" - girls who can supernaturally cause either sunshine or storms. Suga, who offers him room and board in exchange for housework and his reporting skills. After a sketchy time looking for work, Hodaka seeks help from Mr. Suga (Shun Oguri), who offers Hodaka his business card. Hodaka nearly dies during a storm on his journey to Tokyo but is saved by Mr. WEATHERING WITH YOU is a Japanese animated romantic fantasy about Hodaka Morishima (voiced by Kotaro Daigo), a 16-year-old boy who runs away to Tokyo and ends up meeting and falling for Hina (Nana Mori), a mysterious teenage orphan who's caring for her younger brother and can manipulate the weather. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. With themes of courage and teamwork, the movie also values the strong bonds between friends. ![]() ![]() Romance is mostly focused on an obvious crush, but not much more than an embrace and hand holding is shown. The action/violence includes Hodaka getting bruised in street fights, shooting a gun to scare off those who are trying to hurt him, and a chase scene. Expect occasional language ("bulls-t," "a-holes," "bastard," "hell") and some suggestive material: Men want a teen girl to work at a strip club, a teen guy thinks a college-aged woman is an older man's mistress, and a young woman reveals her body under a robe (but it's transforming into water). The movie (available either subtitled or dubbed in English) should appeal to manga-loving tweens and teens, especially those who enjoy romance with folktale/fantasy elements. ![]() It follows 16-year-old runaway Hodaka (voiced by Kotaro Daigo), who finds a home and a job as a reporter in Tokyo, where he falls for beautiful teen orphan Hina (Nana Mori), who can magically change the weather when she prays. Parents need to know that Weathering with You is a teen-friendly animated adventure from Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai ( Your Name).
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